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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: US burial and armed strength:Re to Stalnaker
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Date: Tue, 3-Dec-85 18:16:51 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  3 18:16:51 1985
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Reply-To: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
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In article <828@whuxl.UUCP> orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
>If the Soviet Union is so set upon "world conquest" why is it that
>they haven't invaded the small Communist countries of 
>Rumania, Yugoslavia, and Albania for the past 40 years?
>Rumania had 30,000 people in a demonstration against missile deployments
>by both East and West.  Why hasn't the Soviet Union nuked Rumania yet?
>Since Rumania, Yugoslavia, and Albania are not members of NATO the
>USSR would have no opposition to attack from NATO forces in these
>countries.
>Why did the Soviets agree to allow Austria to return to sovereignty
>decades ago?

This is an obvious fallacy.  Just because Rumania, Yugoslavia, and Albania
are not members of NATO does not mean that their attack would produce no
response from the west.  Just because the Soviet Union is set upon world
conquest doesn't mean they can't accept setbacks along the way.  Just because
they have the power to prevent certain (to them) undesirable events, doesn't
mean that they can't forsee even worse consequences to the exercize of that
power.

Actually, I think the desire for world conquest represents a minor part of
Soviet policy, adhered to by a minority even in the armed forces.  But the
desire for control of their neighbors is not a minor part of their policy.
This desire has historically and continues to result in the incorporation
of such areas into the state.  Then there are new set of neighbors to
dominate ...  If left unchecked, this will ultimately lead to world conquest.
The actions it produces are practically indistinguishable from those which
would be pursued if world conquest were the driving goal.

Frank Adams                           ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108