" No. All that does is hurt the athletes that have trained for the past 4 years. Didn't do any good last time we boycotted, just made us look silly. "

" YES! "

" Yes. This is probably an even more appropriate time to consider a boycott than in 1980. The crackdown in Tibet is a poignant reminder of China's oppressive record there and in its "own borders".

China is also the largest foriegn investor in Sudan and Beijing's desire to not see the Sudanese oil flow disrupted is the single greatest impediment to stronger international action towards stopping the Darfur genocide.

The Olympic games, besides being a huge cash injection to a nation, also confers upon the host nation an international status that I don't believe China has responisbility earned. "

" No, the Olympics are suppose to be a non-political event. The Greeks put aside politics and war during the Olympics, we should do the same. "

" No, send the team. Tourists stay at home, don't watch it on TV. "

" We trade with communist China like they’re our best friend. We have to borrow approximately 2 billion dollars a day from them to finance our government. Corporate greed doesn’t recognize laws, borders, or human rights. Why boycott what we support by buying their products? "

" China owns us, don't y'all know that...??? "

" Seems kind of anticlimatic to boycott the olympic games when we toady to China in every other way. WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS HAVE NO ECONOMIC TIES TO CHINA WHAT SO EVER. They are a communist country that uses political prisoners to make cheap goods to sell to greedy American consumers. They are heavily invested in our country, making money to support a government that treats it's citizens terribly. Dwayne is right...they own us, don't ya know? And we voluntarily sold ourselves down the river. Makes ya proud, doesn't it? "

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Our last boycott of the Olympics was for the Soviet invasions of a sovereign country that ultimately attacked this nation through their proxy aka...al qaeda. Had we had any other person in the White House but Carter the Soviets have readily admitted they would not have invaded Afghanistan...his legacy lives on long after the fleeting flicker of his failed political career was long since extinguished by brother Billy relieving himself in pubic.

Kevin..right on. I don’t buy anything, unless it is the only product left to buy, made in China. But it is now almost impossible to by clothes, tools, batteries, phones cell and home, shoes, wireless gadgets, toys, printers, PC, cameras etc not made in China. These are Marxist to the core, you cannot obtain any job within the Chinese government without first swearing allegiance to the Communist Party of China and then months of Marxist revisionist indoctrination...

Les...the Greeks were killing each other though.
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" If the Olympics (and maybe China) benefit from our athletes going to China and setting an example of a country that promotes humam rights, then we should be there. "

" Yes! I do sympathize with the atheletes, but China's abusing human rights in Tibet as well as supporting genocide in Sudan. China should be ashamed of its behavior.

On the other hand, we look like hypocrites when we ignore the Geneva conventions, suspend habeaus corpus, run secret prisons and other atrocity sites (like Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo), spy on our own citizens, bomb innocent civilians, occupy other countries, etc.

I'm afraid we just don't have the same moral authority we used to. "

" One of the best things we've got going on the planet to keep nations peaceful and to mend fences is the Olympic Games. Ancient Greeks invented the activity for just that purpose. To sublimate global tensions into a harmless, yet fun competition. Anyone who wants to make something political out of it needs to find some other outlet. China has evolved into the second largest super-power on earth. Our relations with China should be conducted on the best level of diplomacy. I think that world focus on China's conduct with other countries will have some positive influence on China's future behavior.
It is not necessary to boycott the Olympics. We would end up shooting ourselves in the foot - again. "

" We should boycott the Olympics due to China's horrible human rights abuses. Their latest is a mobile execution van that is driven to the closest airport, the prisoner is executed, his/her organs are harvested and put on the plane for shipment. Our government and our corporations are owned by the Chinese government but you, the individual are not, you still have a choice to boycott or attend the Olympics. Maybe the opening day will feature live gladiators fighting to the death for your entertainment. "

" Training for 4 years? These athletes have been training most of their lives. Leave the politics out of the games and let's go open a can of American Athletic Woopass on the Chinese! "

" Boycotts don't work. That miserable excuse for a President, Jimmy Carter, tried one against the Soviets. If the Olympics are politicized, you know where it will end up; there are many countries that would love to boycott the US over perceived slights: our support of Israel, etc... "

" No boycott, it hurts the athletes more than China. How about if George W. throws a tantrum, puffs up, and holds his breath until China changes their human rights policies? That would be just as effective as a boycott and FAR more entertaining... "

" No boycott!! Besides we would look like hypocrites. Morally we cannot do so!! "

" It is such the American Way to put athletics ahead of human rights.... "