Heh, good stuff MNHawk. We should not forget our friends in Taiwan, even if..especially if the current Regime and their water-carriers think otherwise.
Knowing who the ChiCom's are first and foremost should never be lost sight of.
I thought we started losing it under Bush I when we had an opportunity to step it up with stronger military ties with Taiwan, but then all the fluffy bunny/unicorn/international mindset kicked in and nobody wanted to offend the bloody ChiCom's at a time we were building a coalition to slap Saddam.
Under Clinton Taiwan was set adrift permanently, and Bush II did nothing to change that!
I would tie so close to Taiwan militarily, politically and economically that if I didn't give those red bastards indigestion and nightmares I'd know I wasn't doing enough!