Bush has worked so hard during his presidency, it's time he recreated a little. Maybe by visiting with leadership in Seoul on a stop-off, he can write off a jaunt to the Olympics as 'official business'. And he has promised to observe conditions in Beijing carefully. When he can't trust the left-biased media, or his own diplomatic corps, the Decider has to have a look for himself.
It's not as if China has been impressing the global community in the lead-up to its Olympics. First it tried to sweep Tibet's unrest under the rug; the air quality in Beijing is prohibitive to athletics (I think that was the ostensible reason for the gathering?) after China promised to clean it, and the latest is another fine example: China has just revoked the visa, 24 hours before his projected departure, of an American gold-medal speedskater, Joey Cheek, who happens to be the co-founder of a political awareness group called Team Darfur.
But I suppose this is not reason enough for Bush to change his holiday plans. Maybe he doesn't know any better than to add the honor of the personal appearance of the President of the United States to an Olympics already riddled with ethical obstacles.
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I am disappointed that the games were as successful as they were (high TV ratings). China did not hold up it's side of the bargain. The athletes were right not to boycott (it is their career), but the host should have been branded as unethical (see my post "Genocide Olympics") and heads of state should not have gone there.
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