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From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Reagan Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot
Message-ID: <364@ptsfc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 26-Mar-85 18:22:08 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 26 18:22:08 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 1-Apr-85 23:55:10 EST
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Organization: Pacific Bell, San Francisco
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President Reagan was asked at his last news conference about his
decision not to visit the site of the concentration camp at Dachau
during his forthcoming visit to West Germany.

After some remarks about not wanting to forget the Holocaust, but
wanting the visit to "look to the future of peace and sharing with
the German people," Mr Reagan added this fascinating observation:

    "I felt that, since the German people have very few alive that
     remember even the war, and certainly none of them who were
     adults and participating in any way, they have a feeling and
     a guilt feeling that's been imposed upon them."

Do you suppose the president really thinks that there's nobody left
over 60 in West Germany? Or could he be getting his First and Second
World Wars confused? After all, he was around for both of them. (:-))
-- 

 rod williams | pacific bell | san francisco
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