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From: dss00@amdahl.UUCP (dss00)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Nicaraguan Self-determination (question for Matthews)
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Date: Tue, 23-Apr-85 12:48:54 EST
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> > 
> > Right of Nicaraguans (or of their government) to determine their
> > own foreign policy directly affects economic and security interests
> > of the U.S.. When economic and security interests of the U.S. are
> > threatened, no ideological/ethical/moral argument will affect the
> > eventual policy of the administration. It will be and should be
> > determined by the self interests of the U.S., rights of anyone else
> > not withstanding.
> > 
> > Deepak S. Sabnis ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!dss00    (408) 746-6058
> > 
> 
> Then let's change the foreign policy of the US (nuevo-Roman) government.
> What are you and Amdahl doing to change this self-centered policy?
> My guess is that you both prefer it to the alternatives.
> 
> Remember, kiddies, Washington, DC is the center of the universe.
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Myers				The views above may or may not
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First and foremost allow me to remind you that my postings to the net
do not reflect opinions of my employer (AMDAHL Corp.), its shareholders,
or anyone else for that matter. I resent your reckless behaviour in
dragging AMDAHL CORP in this debate. This sort of thing is not in the
general interest of the net, which lives on *free* usage of facilities
of various organizations and institutions supporting it.

As regards your other comments, you seem to miss the main point of my
posting. I had merely stated a fact as to what governs the foreign
policies of a government. Remember that this is true of all governments,
not just the U.S.. If you were to go by ideologies alone, communism
would be the utopia. However, experience teaches us to judge any *ism
by the way it is practiced rather than the way it is preached.

I too feel sorry for the people in Nicaragua. They are but only pawns
in his world power politics. My only point was that if the U.S. opts out
of Nicaraguan politics, that will not neccessarily mean that the people
of Nicaragua will have the government of their choice. I believe that
either way they are doomed. So much for God's fairness in His Kingdom
(Uh Oh! I can see more flames coming my way :-))

-- 

Deepak S. Sabnis ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!dss00    (408) 746-6058

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