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From: gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg J Kuperberg)
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Subject: Re: Re: Reagan's re-election
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Date: Tue, 13-Nov-84 22:43:39 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 13 22:43:39 1984
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> 
> Europeans have every right to criticize our defense policies, as it is much
> more likely to directly affect them than us.  How would you like it if France
> (for instance) intended to house nuclear-tipped cruise missles in your town?
> 

What is odd in this case is that the Europeans are more critical of their
allies than they are of their adversaries.  Going on with your analogy, yes
I would be concerned if France did that.  I would be much more concerned,
however, if Cuba pointed high-yield, MIRVed ICBM's *at* my home town.  Yet
few Europeanse that I've met are very concerned about those inconspicuous
SS-20's...
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			Greg Kuperberg
		     harvard!talcott!gjk

"His mind is like a steel trap: full of mice" -Foghorn Leghorn