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From: larry@ihuxf.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics,btl.general
Subject: Re: BTL Takes the Lead
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Date: Wed, 16-Nov-83 10:34:09 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 16 10:34:09 1983
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A couple years ago there was a TV show "Battlestar Galactica" - personally I
thought the first episodes were VERY good.  Remember what they were about?  A
peacefull bunch of humans that were fighting for their lives against a
tryanical force.  Trouble was that good as their military was, the political
leaders and "the masses" kept wanting to make peace with this force - even
made an peace agreement, and started to dismantal their military.  If you
don't remember the show, the peace agreement was just a stalling tactic to the
bad guys - a way to catch the good guys with their military weakened, and off
guard.

I think that while the story was told with "science fictional" characters, the
basic story was very present day.  I cringe every time I hear of some group of
"peace loving people" trying to get our military position weakened.  I don't
consider myself to be a "hawk", I certainly don't think we should ALWAYS be
the "world's defender", but on the other hand politics alone doesn't do
diddley!  After the Russian's invaded Afghanistan (sp?) and the world was
upset, world leaders gave them essentially a slap on the wrists.  What did the
Russians do then?  Even apologies?  HA!  Personally I am VERY glad that Ronnie
Reagen is tough on the "Red Menace".
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		Larry Marek
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