China Seems To Be Characterizing Condi As A "Simpleton"

[kpete]

UPDATED: 18:17, December 26, 2006
U.S.'s two divergent foreign policy lines in contention


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In the view of Rice, for the countries of a different kind like Iran and Syria, they have only to be contained or assaulted if they are not targeted for military strikes and an ensuing change of power as advocated by new conservatism. Despite lusters added to her diplomacy, she rejects compromises. Her diplomatic practice has apparent intrinsic traces from new conservatism in her propositions for pursuit of "isolated diplomacy", "sanction diplomacy" and "confrontation diplomacy". This point was self-evident in the "Israel-Lebanon conflict" occurred in the summer of 2006, for Rice had not abandoned a dream of achieving her "Great Middle-East Initiative" with military strikes.

Consequently, "idealism" represents another connotation of Rice's foreign policy line. "The Middle-East has suffered for 60 years from a freedom deficit," Rice said. "It has suffered from the absence of legitimate channels for political expression. It has suffered from the absence of democratic change at a time when the entire rest of the world... has moved to democratic structures."

People seem to see the explicit dividing lines between the two opposing foreign policy lines from the above remarks of Rice's. Veteran diplomat James A. Baker, aware of the complexity and transferability of the relations between the foes and friends and the necessity for comprise, advocates a multi-polar diplomacy with a diplomatic equilibrium and proposes taking an international line, in an attempt to return the adventurous US diplomacy to the traditional track of realism. And Rice, however, has moved along the double track of new conservatism and idealism, which inclines to divide the world habitually into either black or white, either as friends or enemies with such options simplified as either "claiming friendship with them" or "meting out telling blows to them."

To date, patience is still needed to go on observing and studying with composure developments of the United States' two divergent foreign policy lines in contention.

more at:
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/26/eng20061226_335968.html

[necso]

1. "new conservatism"

Aw, come on, just say it: neo-conservatism.

Or better yet: neo-"conservatism".

[shain from kane]

2. I'm turning Chinese I think I'm turning Chinese I really think so

[Joe Chi Minh]

3. Well, of course, if your better judgement defers to your superior's if you know

it is firmly, nay irrevocably held, from fear of losing your own job and status, it makes you a simpleton of the first water. Especially if your boss routinely makes "unsound" decisions.

We know what we want to know, hence the primacy of the heart and the assumptions it chooses to acknowledge, in matters of knowledge and understanding; and why the current administration would not be fit to run a whelk stall.

[radfringe]

4. well...

if the 鞋子 fits, wear it

http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr

[NewJeffCT]

5. This is extremely bold for China

It's very unlike them, unless they felt extremely strongly about Rice. Even if they felt Rice was incompetent, they would likely never make it known to the public.

This is really a huge story, as they are basically saying that the Secretary of State of the United States of America should be replaced by somebody who is realistic about foreign policy.

[Disturbed]

6. Secretary of State of the United States should be replaced

by somebody who is realistic about foreign policy.

I agree.

[NewJeffCT]

11. But, she's still treated with kid gloves by the media

I mean, I'm not a big fan of Hillary Clinton, but she's been through a meat grinder the last 15 years or so with the media. Condi hasn't even been subjected to 1% of that.

[SoCalDem]

7. How dare they criticize our Number One patriotic girl

More Condi

[oasis]

8. China has just qualified Dimbulb Condi as a GOP presidential candidate.

:dunce:

[catmandu57]

9. I've got to agree with their assessment

on this. How this simpleton ever got this far is beyond me.

[cool user name]

10. Sounds like neoliberalism vs. neconservativism.

Either way, no one but the uber-elites win.

Nice divide and conquer "strategery."