Mrs.Greg said:
Oh I just don't believe I'm reading this....The Dalia Lama is a threat to you Aplus :shock: The man is the epitamy of peace. You should be proud your country recognises this and wants to award him.Theres a whole world out there,get out a map and look,you'll be surprised.
China is mad about this, China and Russia have a big part in how we do things in the middle east and especially Iran, which could very likely dwarf the problem we are having in Iraq at the moment.
Bush is the leader of our country, he should put our needs and interest at the forefront of his decisions. The Dalia Lama is an old man, been around for a long time. It is a matter of timing for me not rather he deserves some award or not!
World Wars have been ignited over little things, lets say the U.S. bombs Iran, China may decide to side with Iran because of bad relations over issues like the Dalia Lama and our relationship with Taiwan.
The world could very well be on the brink of another World War, and if so China will play a large part of it.
Its all in the timing, why play with matches when there is people dumping gasoline all over the place. Why is it now so important for Bush to be the First President to meet with the Dalia Lama? And why was it so important to give him the highest award a foreigner can receive?
Why poke a stick at a lying dog, when it serves no advantage to do so? The Dalia Lama is more than a religious man, he represents a very strong political view and agenda and now is not the time to butt heads with China over a subject they take very serious. It serves the U.S. in no way that I can see, and that is what the Presidents job is to serve the U.S. not Tibet.