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The Chinese Like The Satellite State [north Korea] Between China And Our Forces, They Fear That In A Reunified Korea, American Troops Would Be At The Yalu River And They've Seen That Movie Before. They Didn't Like It The First Time They Saw It And They Don't Like It Any Better Today. So They Are Quite Happy With The Divided Korean Peninsula And That's A Fundamental Difference Between The Way They See Things And The Way We See Things.

The Culture Of The State Department Is Very Negative Towards A Conservative Foreign Policy. And The Model That We All Have, Of Civil Servants As Neutral Careerists Who Carry Out The Policy Of The Elected President, Doesn't Work Nearly The Way It Should In The State Department. So That There Are Many People Who Want To Be Good Civil Servants, Who Want To Try And Carry Out These Policies, But Are Afraid To Do So. And I'm Not Even Counting The Very Small Number Of Conservatives In The State Department Who Are Genuinely At Risk.

I Wouldn't Give Up On Russia. I Think They Have Legitimate Security Concerns From Islamic Fundamentalism, Not Only On Their Border But In Their Country.

I Don't Much Believe In Bumper Sticker Characterizations Of Foreign Policy.

There's No Doubt That Iran Funds And Supplies Hamas With Weapons.