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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: Better DEAD than RED
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Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 15:40:36 EDT
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> Soviet ... experience abroad has shown that it is no longer possible
> to hold down a population for very long. Not when the whole population is 
> completely against the idea. 

Tell it to the Afghans; I'm sure they'll be pleased to know.  As it stands,
unless they get serious outside help (notably antiaircraft weapons), they
are under Soviet domination for the foreseeable future.  And it's not because
they like the idea, or are unwilling to fight it.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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