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This is one way to punish pre-teen girls who have committed some serious vandalism. Still, $30,000 is serious, and their families should have had to pay some of it back to provide them incentive to punish their daughters for a crime, that if committed later, would have gotten them many years in prison.
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Only a British or American girl would bring a bottle of juice to a water gun/balloon fight, ruin someone's clothes and then act surprised when they get punched or slapped around.
We are shirking our obligation to defend Taiwan. Not only has Bush been sympathetic to the PRC since the beginning, but he has now upped the ante by stopping $11B of arms sales to Taiwan. That hurts on multiple levels. Not only is that $11B of goods and services that won't be exported, but it leaves one of our most valuable trade partners in an even more vulnerable position with respect to its main enemy.
This is one way to punish pre-teen girls who have committed some serious vandalism. Still, $30,000 is serious, and their families should have had to pay some of it back to provide them incentive to punish their daughters for a crime, that if committed later, would have gotten them many years in prison.
This is why you don't leave your wireless network open to the world.
Firefox 3.0 is still fresh, and already the first alpha release of 3.1 is available for download--and with a lot of new features!
Only a British or American girl would bring a bottle of juice to a water gun/balloon fight, ruin someone's clothes and then act surprised when they get punched or slapped around.
We are shirking our obligation to defend Taiwan. Not only has Bush been sympathetic to the PRC since the beginning, but he has now upped the ante by stopping $11B of arms sales to Taiwan. That hurts on multiple levels. Not only is that $11B of goods and services that won't be exported, but it leaves one of our most valuable trade partners in an even more vulnerable position with respect to its main enemy.
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I think decking the girl was a bit strong of a reaction. But then again, what would have been the consequences of a guy had done that to another guy? Would a fight ensue? If so, then she got was was coming to her.
Ain't equality grand?
Yeah, I agree that it was a bit rough, but then she really was the turd in the punchbowl there. She brought something she knew would ruin the fun, not unlike the jerks who put rocks inside their snowballs during snowball fights. Also, he doesn't look very wet in the pictures, which does lend some real credence to the arguments made in the comments that he was just a bystander. If that be the case, then I honestly think his response was pretty much justified.
I like the commenters who said that boys don't hit girls in a civilized society. When has London ever been civilized? That girl's lucky she didn't get "happy slapped".
And I wouldn't worry about Taiwan. Not only is their defense not the responsibility of the American government, but relations between Taiwan and China seem to be improving. I think some travel restrictions were recently lifted or something.
Personally, I think that as the Chinese economy continues to grow and create a substantial middle class, it will only be a matter of time before the Taiwanese decide that being a part of China ain't so bad after all.
It is my understanding that we are legally obligated to their defense. If that be the case I think we must help them if for no other reason than our national honor and good name. Too often in the past we have abandoned those we have sworn loyalty to and we MUST stop doing that!
"...we are legally obligated to their defense"
Yeah, we are, by treaty.
Not trying to put words in Triton's mouth, but I think he's trying to get at the larger issue of why we're so concerned about Taiwan. You know, the whole foreign entanglements bit. Kinda like how we're joined at the hip with Israel and exposing ourselves to getting involved in some shooting war or another just because we have a defense treaty with them too.
"it will only be a matter of time before the Taiwanese decide that being a part of China ain't so bad after all."
Kinda like Hong Kong...the ChiComs don't want to kill the golden goose, now do they?
we are legally obligated to their defense
Well, I'm afraid I'm not well-informed about this. I always thought it was a matter of policy, not a matter of treaty.
Kinda like how we're joined at the hip with Israel and exposing ourselves to getting involved in some shooting war or another just because we have a defense treaty with them too.
We have similar treaties with some of Israel's muslim neighbours, too. If they go to war, I guess we have to fight against both sides.
Kinda like Hong Kong...the ChiComs don't want to kill the golden goose, now do they?
Actually, I think China is on the way to becoming a bigger gold-laying goose. Most Americans seem to think the Chinese are communists. They aren't; their economy is freer than ours, hence their rapidly expanding middle class and consumer culture. More importantly, their country is migrating towards more freedom, while ours migrates towards socialism and oppression.
It is this near-future China that will attract immigration and experience rapid economic and technological advancement. Taiwan will want to be a part of it. China will be Taiwan's golden goose rather than the other way around.
That's my prediction, anyway.
For the immediate future, Taiwan is a major trade partner, and a disruption in trade with them would be a very serious blow to our economy in its present state. While it is true that China has the potential to be the things you say it is, I don't think the country is anywhere near as free as you suggest it is. If China is allowed to flex its military muscle without challenge toward its neighbors in the near-term, it could set a bad precedent for the future in their relations with us and our allies in Asia.