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From: odom@uiucuxc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Lebanon and Grenada - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 31-Oct-83 22:47:25 EST
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uiucuxc!odom    Oct 31 09:05:00 1983

Jeff:

You are the Big Stick.  What does the US have to threaten
or "push" with but your life??  For the record my husband
is an AF vet (i never have figured out why he volunteered)
and is prime cannon fodder to be recalled in case of war.
There is NOTHING in Lebanon or Grenada that i want my
husband to die for!   (he's a big guy and not too coordinated,
he'd raise his head and that would be that.)

anyways, your point about grade school was excellant.  but
what if we push back and they don't stop?  Lebanon looks
a lot like vietnam to me, and Grenada looks like a rehersal
for nicaragua et al.  either of those would probably be nice
long-term wars with little or no chance for nukes and a great
boon to our economy but frankly, i'd rather suffer with
unemployment, recession, inflation etc and have a father for
my daughter.  Reagan's going to have to issue a better invitaion
than either of these for me to send my husband.
                                               susan