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From: esj@ihuxl.UUCP (J. Johnson)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: RE: Run Jackson Run
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Date: Fri, 6-Jan-84 12:30:53 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  6 12:30:53 1984
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"... he has proven himself an able negotiator ..."  

Horse puckey!  He didn't have the power to negotiate.  What could he
offer the Syrians?  Fighter bombers?  Foreign aid?  The man is not
in a position to give them anything.  Now maybe he made a deal along
the lines of "IF I'm elected President or run as V.P., THEN I'll do
blah, blah, blah ...".  Aside from that what could he do?

The trip has been touted as a "great moral appeal in the name of peace",
etc.  Now I don't argue that it worked & I'm glad to see Lt. Goodman
home, but think of the immense gain the Syrians made instead.  They
look like humanitarians (moral appeal, remember?), they don't have to
worry about the US public wanting to stomp their butts into the ground
for holding/hurting our man, and best of all, they made Reagan & his
minions look like a bunch of "warmongers".

Mr. Jackson reaped the benefits, sure, but so did the other side.
As long as the legal requirements are met, he should run; but not on
the basis of his "negotiating prowess".

J. "Swell" Johnson
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