tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5096902296569709949..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Ted Galen Carpenter on US and Taiwan Defense PolicyMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17019254087554157422007-09-16T09:46:00.000+08:002007-09-16T09:46:00.000+08:00Why can't both the green and blue camps understand...Why can't both the green and blue camps understand that they will both lose to the PRC eventually if they don't resolve their differences enough to allow real cooperation?I really don't understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-42579316849649450732007-05-23T05:39:00.000+08:002007-05-23T05:39:00.000+08:00Im not advocating Authoritarian rule. A dictatorsh...Im not advocating Authoritarian rule. A dictatorship is wrong under all circumstances. What I was pointing out on A new Taiwan Dictatorship is many things the DPP proposes are massive overhaul projects and cant be accomplished with half of Taiwan hating the other half now. <BR/><BR/>I would leave well enough alone in Taiwan and play a smart bitch that czy's up to China but never puts out! The only way to put down an an enemy bigger than your mouth is to befiend it and slowly pick at it when their not looking.eightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049413957620547690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-56711328689945996532007-05-23T05:18:00.000+08:002007-05-23T05:18:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.eightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049413957620547690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-48712679663908684372007-05-23T04:44:00.000+08:002007-05-23T04:44:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.eightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049413957620547690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75796661985106648482007-04-26T09:48:00.000+08:002007-04-26T09:48:00.000+08:00Anyone know is there any estimation of how long Ta...Anyone know is there any estimation of how long Taiwan can last against China alone even with the new weaponries? I thought US only give Taiwan maximum of two weeks if only conventional weapon were used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-66124955546257610342007-04-26T02:08:00.000+08:002007-04-26T02:08:00.000+08:00Raise the defense budget to something like 3.5% ov...Raise the defense budget to something like 3.5% over the next eight years. Please.Red Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441269868230414948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-67608797777601572462007-04-26T01:53:00.000+08:002007-04-26T01:53:00.000+08:00Hey Michael this is Walter, I am sick to death als...Hey Michael this is Walter, I am sick to death also of U.S. misperception regarding Taiwan. I think the Wu appointment by President Chen was a very positive step in reinforcing Taiwan's point of view. Is there any possible way you could somehow turn your blog into a news post or something? Your blogs are very factual and has clever analysis. If your blogs were, say, on a more public level where more Americans and other peoples interested in Taiwan could read them, I'm sure that somehow the American perception would change regarding Taiwan. <BR/><BR/>My point is there really needs to be a HUGE emphasis on promoting Taiwan throughout the international arena and particularly in the U.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-7602438713506296082007-04-26T01:03:00.000+08:002007-04-26T01:03:00.000+08:00I agree that there is no glory on any side of the ...I agree that there is no glory on any side of the Pacific Ocean and on any side of Taiwan's spectrum:<BR/><BR/>-The US teetering between supporting Taiwan and pleasing China<BR/>-China's missiles, record of military intimidation / political isolation<BR/>-DPP's uselessly naive rhetoric against China despite the obvious military and political disadvantage of Taiwan<BR/>-KMT's watering down of the defense bill--come on, spend some of it already and get the short-term politics over with...<BR/><BR/>Michael, I'm quite sure the US knows well the driving forces behind this crisis. I have friends in various institutions slaving away 40+ hrs a week at analyzing the latest politics across the Taiwan Strait. I think the upper govt. just can't decide how to approach the two sides and therefore sends a bunch of mixed signals.channinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386334271601532591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-5159641170597739042007-04-25T22:21:00.000+08:002007-04-25T22:21:00.000+08:00Yes, no glory here for anyone (but wasn't the Defe...Yes, no glory here for anyone (but wasn't the Defense minister who stuck it all in a special budget a Blue?). But my main point is that I am sick to death of US observers pretending this is a Taiwan problem only. I'm off to shoot off a commentary to WaPo on this. <BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-91460249684211473052007-04-25T15:55:00.000+08:002007-04-25T15:55:00.000+08:00Seems to me the DPP and the MND could have handled...Seems to me the DPP and the MND could have handled things better over the years on this - especially going the route of jamming it all into a special budget which strikes me as a tempting political target. Also the US needed to better manage its own expectations as to how hard it would be to push the requisite funding through the LY. Yes the blues have played a huge spoiling role too. No glory to anyone...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-86543827855867713892007-04-25T09:09:00.000+08:002007-04-25T09:09:00.000+08:00Muchos Orz, Michael. Couldn't have said it better ...Muchos Orz, Michael. Couldn't have said it better myself.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09759067282582187193noreply@blogger.com