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From: mike@erix.UUCP (Mike Williams)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: socialists and weapon acquisition
Message-ID: <785@erix.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-Mar-85 07:11:25 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 21 07:11:25 1985
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References: <680@sdcsvax.UUCP> <830@ames.UUCP> <hou4b.1353> <1459@dciem.UUCP> <366@talcott.UUCP>
Reply-To: mike@erix.UUCP (Mike Williams)
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Summary: 

In article <366@talcott.UUCP> gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg Kuperberg) writes:
>                                                        Does anyone know
>why Helmut Schmidt's party now opposes these missiles, and when and how
>they changed their minds?

Most NATO European countries have found that  the placement
of US missiles in their countries caused widespread popular 
disaproval. Maybe the Social Democrats in W Germany are responding
to the views of the populace? It's much easier for a party which is
not in power to do this.

Let's see if they can withstand pressure from the US if they win the next 
election. It would be a nice test to see if democracy in W Germany works!

Likewise let's see what happens if the Labour party in Britain win the next
election. They have threatened to throw out the US bases in Britain!