Taiwan's leader reiterated his government's desire to move forward on buying the blocked weapons from the US by John J. Tkacik and Gary Schmitt Monday, July 21, 2008 Not long after becoming president in 2001, George Bush said he would do "anything it takes to help Taiwan defend herself." But when he leaves office in January, he will have created a situation that seriously undermines that pledge. The Bush administration had blocked nearly $16 billion in U.S. arms transfers to Taiwan. Now, the policy has become to derail sales, U.S. Pacific Commander Adm. Timothy Keating told a Heritage Foundation Forum on Wednesday. News reports quoted him as saying decision-makers "have reconciled Taiwan’s current military posture, China’s current military posture, and strategy that indicates there is no pressing, compelling need for at this...
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