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From: david1@aluxe.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Attitude about war
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Date: Fri, 20-Jan-84 10:08:08 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 20 10:08:08 1984
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>>Much as I hate to say it, Gromyko summarized our country's attitude<<
>>quite accurately - our administration has a pathological obsession<<
>>with war.<<


And the Soviets don't?  Afghanistan, Syria, Vietnam, Cuba,  South
and Central America, Africa.

The Soviets have built their war machine much beyond the need for
defensive  purposes.   The  Soviets have violated Salt1 and Salt2
treaties (I know Salt2 wasn't official, but both sides agreed  to
adhere  to it), the Soviets have built space weapons while at the
same time criticize the US for our  Shuddle  program's  potential
for military uses.

You hope for someone with some form of intelligence? Like Mondale?
The guy can't get an honest job, so he tries to stay in politics.

Unfortunately the Soviets (they banned "1984" because it resembled
their society too closely) seem to understand only power, military
power.  We can't be afraid to use it.

                                              Rick Nelson
                                              AT&T Bell Labs
                                              Reading, Pa.