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Post number 7393

Postroad — Wed, 02 May 2001 08:41:40 -0800

Hit back at China Move number one: order black berets for the entire army and toss the one they had. Move two: have the new ones made in China. Move three: We are pissed at China so we now destroy all the berets. Is this a government or what?

By: Wizzle

Wizzle — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:02:31 -0800

This whole thing is getting quite ridiculous.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:07:12 -0800

If I didn't know better, I'd say that this administration was trying to destroy relations with China. But that's silly, why would they do something like that?

By: dhartung

dhartung — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:14:03 -0800

Thank God it's only the taxpayers' money.

By: quirked

quirked — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:19:18 -0800

jpoulos - that seems to be the trend. Talk one way and act in another. China, Headstart, tax relief for everyone, uniter not a divider, etc... He talks, many Americans believe his "good intentions." When he does the opposite and is questioned on it, he just repeats his good intentions and ignores the obvious. Unfortunately, it seems to be working.

By: techgnollogic

techgnollogic — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:24:32 -0800

Bush pushes for a National Missile Defense system to protect the US, a Theater Missile Defense system to protect our allies, and vows to defend Taiwan against anyone who threatens it... and China replies with threats of a breakdown of world peace... because missile defense systems decrease their ability to obliterate Japan and Taiwan? What? I fail to see how Bush is playing the role of bully here, and I don't even like the man.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:26:03 -0800

Shouldn't all berets be made in France?

By: quirked

quirked — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:29:41 -0800

My thoughts on Missile Defense can be summed up by this.

By: dogmatic

dogmatic — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:33:35 -0800

"Sixty-three percent of the American people approve of the job Bush is doing. Then again, 98 percent of the American people are fucking morons." [from the Onion's What do you think?] Hrm. We threw out the old berets, got new ones, and destroyed them. Does this mean the brave men of our armed forces are now forced to go hatless? I surely hope that's not the case. And if so, the situation should be fixed immediately.

By: Dick Paris

Dick Paris — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:36:12 -0800

ParisParamus, meet Dick Paris. Shouldn't all bérets be made in the Basque region?

By: Avogadro

Avogadro — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:42:52 -0800

<off topic> Postroad, if you had an e-mail address on your profile, I'd be able to say this privately, but since you don't, I have a suggestion. Why don't you get a blog of your own? You've got a lot of great links and intriguing comments, and I for one would read your weblog. But you've been averaging about a post a day for the last two months. Why don't you save your better posts for MetaFilter and put the rest on your own site? </off topic>

By: skallas

skallas — Wed, 02 May 2001 09:49:37 -0800

First off, the defense system doesnt even work and if it did there are way too many ways to plant a nuclear/biological weapon without a missle. How deep in the defense industry can one be?

By: rcade

rcade — Wed, 02 May 2001 10:00:46 -0800

Avogadro: That discussion ought to take place in MetaTalk.

By: owen

owen — Wed, 02 May 2001 10:23:35 -0800

Hey, what kind of other stuff can we buy from China and then destroy? That'll show 'em!

By: aladfar

aladfar — Wed, 02 May 2001 10:46:58 -0800

I imagine there are countless other products employed by the US military that were made in China. Little plastic gizmos essential for the operation of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and whatnot. You know, I'd wager that our entire military industrial complex would fall apart were it not for certain products and services available cheaply from the yellow hordes of China. God, this is so unbelievably rediculous . . . soon there'll be public burnings of all things "made in China". In a slightly tangential way, it reminds me of that Simpsons episode where the citizens of Springfield decide that they've had enough of science, and go about destroying all of their scientific institutions - including the Christian Science Reading Room.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Wed, 02 May 2001 11:03:31 -0800

Avogadr! that is very sweet. I am married but I play around so if you are not busy etcetc Thanks...check out Booknotes site and Reutlog...I post there too. Because I am very wealthy thanks to capitalism and illegal alien help, I have lots of free time and so can find some stuff. I am: Postroad@hotmail.com. But don't tell anyone cause this is an unlisted address

By: nofundy

nofundy — Wed, 02 May 2001 12:28:15 -0800

I agree that a missile defense system does nothing to protect the US from attack. I seriously doubt it could EVER even protect from missile attack. Follow the money. As for the recent controversy with China, a convenient smoke screen for the Hainan/Bush Technology Transfer progarm and a great excuse to restart the Cold War military industrial defense industry overspending. Remember the recent old days of a "peace dividend" for the citizens of the world seeing as how the Cold War was over?

By: slackbash

slackbash — Wed, 02 May 2001 17:27:00 -0800

Step 4. Repair relations with China Step 5. Buy new berets, from China, for the hatless army...