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From: myers@uwmacc.UUCP (Jeff Myers)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: U.S Armed Force in Russia
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Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 12:34:16 EST
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> [I guess it is my turn at Sevener-bashing ...]
> 
> In early 1918, when the decision to send troops was first considered, the
> situation was as follows: a) there was a world war going on (need references,
> Tim?); b) the Russian front collapsed; c) negotiations for a separate peace
> between the Bolshevik regime and the Kaiser were in progress; d) enormous
> stores of weapons and ammunition, supplied by the allies on credit, were
> lying around the harbors of Murmansk and Archangelsk near the Finnish
> border, within striking distance of advancing German troops (or so it
> was thought in Washington). At that point the Western general
> staffs considered the Bolsheviks simply German agents. There was
> a great deal of fretting about these supplies falling into German
> hands.
> 
> -----
> Gabor Fencsik            {dual,nsc,intelca,proper}!qantel!gabor   

Why don't you give some sources?  Why should we believe YOU?  You have no
distinguishable pedigree.

Your contentions are largely supported by George F. Kennan (somebody earlier
in this discussion has been mentioning George Keenan; is this who you meant?),
ex-ambassador to the USSR, in *Russia and the West under Lenin and Stalin*.

Gabor is lucky to have me around to support his contentions.  Didn't you ever
have a debate class, Gabor?

jeff m