Dang Right.

I’m not trying to just pick on the Clinton administration, just the defense of it’s dealings with the Chinese. The Senior Bush administration had its problems as well.

Meanwhile, let me draw you to this first paragraph of a story from yesterday’s New York Times,

WASHINGTON — Six months ago, the Bush administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of politically delicate technologies to China. The new approach was intended to help American companies increase sales of high-tech equipment to China despite tight curbs on sharing technology that might have military applications.

At best, this is a bipartisan crime.

— Donald

Unfortunately, your conclusion is again in error and contradicted by the facts. In 1998 the House committee chaired by Representative Chris Cox (R-California) turned in a 700 page report stating that the two companies damaged our national security by providing technological assistance that would benefit the Chinese ballistic missile program. The news media declared the panel’s efforts to be a rare show of bipartisanship effort.

— Donald

Your claim is not supported by facts. The Clinton Administration issued a waiver in 1998 allowing the transfer of technology by Loral and Hughes that had been prohibited. This issuance interfered in the Justice department probe of the illegal sales. The Justice department clearly stated that this situation threatened U.S. security. This situation was well documented at the time.

History will not give the Clinton apologists any breaks.

Give me a break. First, if it was done at all, it was two private companies that did this; the Clinton Administration had nothing to do with it. Second, by allowing use of Chinese rockets, the Clinton Administration was attempting to support the needs and desires of the commercial space industry. Had the Administration done the reverse, the other Mark here would be accusing them of being anti-commercial. Third, we are still paying for the Republican’s disastrous response (applying commercial satellites to ITAR controls), which is doing more to destroy our commercial space industry than anything the Democrats are likely to do.

— Donald

Im reminded of honorable Imperial Chancellor Lord Dorwin visiting the Foundation in the early years, speaking about imperial support of Foundation for five days and carefully managing to say absolutely nothing in the process.
If only we had our own Salvor Hardin to make it evident.