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From: markm@grkermit.UUCP (Mark S. Miller)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Grenada
Message-ID: <669@grkermit.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-Nov-83 13:06:12 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  1 13:06:12 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 4-Nov-83 00:38:52 EST
Organization: GenRad Inc., Concord, MA
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C'mon already! We finally did something right and some people are still
whining. What do you think all those mountains of rifles were for?? There
was enough for two weapons per Grenadan resident. I've heard of two cars in
every garage, but two AK-47's?? And 22 hour curfews (sp?) don't sound too
logical to me. And notice who the Marines are fighting? Cubans! I'd be one
of the first to admit that some of the stuff we're doing around the world is
questionable at best (Lebanon, El Salvador (remember that little place?)),
but let's face facts. If a terrorist base was formed on Grenada with that
HUGE stash of arms, we'd have embassies blowing up, planes hi-jacked and all
that happy crap in quantities never thought possible. Besides, if we REALLY
wanted to show our might, would we have attacked Grenada? No, we'd have
zapped Iran, or Libya, or any one of a number of nations giving us trouble.
There is just nothing material to gain in Grenada. As far as all this
moaning about turning the island into a bloodbath, first look at the films
coming back - the country side don't look too ravaged to me! There have been
no reports of civilian casualties. Soldiers died though - what a surprise,
huh? Let's get serious America.

		MSMiller, GenRad, Concord, MA