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From: danc@orca.UUCP (Daniel Cobb)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Dems, Reps, Vietnam, and Isolationism
Message-ID: <31@orca.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Aug-83 15:56:32 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  8 15:56:32 1983
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David: 

The format of your response was interesting in that you give the appearance
of countering most of my arguments, but if one reads on, I have to say,
that I feel your counter-arguments are absurd.  Before I respond though,
I would like to thank you of so graciously editing my text, as I barely 
have the time for this.   

How can you possibly justify the actions of the Khremer Rouge?  You 
say they were simply "getting the jump" on something that would have happened
anyway, due to the "enormous devastation of cropland by US B-52s". 
Using your logic, anyones death can be justified, since they are bound to
die sooner or later.  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WHAT????????????

You say that since Cuba is already a threat and it is closer than El Salvador,
why worry about El Salvador, or Central America.  Obviously, David, the 
idea is to contain the problem.  And when Central America is "liberated",
and the government of Mexico is on the verge of collapse, will you just
write that nation and it's people off too?  It seems that you do not comprehend
the magnitude of the problem.  Cuba is a thorn that we simply have to live
with.  Obviously I am not in favor of overthrowing any government, but that
does not mean that we should simply give Central America to the Communists.
That would severely threaten the security interests of our country, as well
as Europe and the Middle East for reasons I've already given.  
Again, your logic is incredible.  

You said that the Soviet and Pact countries might need 3 times as much military
ordinance/equipment as compared to NATO because of an (assumed) high failure
rate of their equipment.   Again, that is ludicrous.  If that were the case,
they would obviously endeavor to improve the reliability of their equipment,
rather than spend more to field a whole lot of junk.  And if war does break 
out, we will all be praying that indeed, their equipment is made out of silly 
puddy.

You have obviously have your right to your opinion and I do find it
interesting, but I sure disagree.          

BRAVO!!!!!!!! RABBIT, FOR AN INFORMED AND REFRESHING CONTRIBUTION!!!!!!!