"FOR THE CHINESE government, extracting an apology from the United States
represents an important diplomatic goal and a matter of �face� or respect.
For the Bush administration, making an apology would be admitting guilt,
humbling the White House in the eyes of Asian countries and among
conservative Republicans who want the United States to stand up to China.
An apology would also carry legal weight, administration officials fear,
with possible implications if China wanted to try the U.S. plane�s pilot, or
press for compensation, or wrangle an agreement that the United States would
cease flying surveillance planes close to China�s shores.
�I think there�s a big difference,� an administration official said... Regret
for the loss of the Chinese pilot�which Secretary of State Colin L. Powell
expressed Wednesday and President Bush repeated yesterday��is fine. And
apologizing is different.� "
http://www.msnbc.com/msn/555617.asp
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Morning everybody..
-Gel
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