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From: mr@homxb.UUCP (M.RINDSBERG)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Libya: Let's not Bomb 'em
Message-ID: <1136@homxb.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 19-Jan-86 02:34:56 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 19 02:34:56 1986
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> > > Terrorism is only a symptom, not the cause of the Middle-East
> > > problem.
> > 
> > What does this elegant but somewhat obscure statement mean?
> > The giveaway here is the use of the singular *the* Middle East
> > problem. Any objective observer would realize that there are
> > many problems causing tension in the Middle East. The "problem"
> > Mr. A. refers to is the existence of Israel, and the statement
> > says that rather than treat the symptom of this problem, terrorism,
> > one should directly treat this problem. To sum it up in one line:
> > Give the terrorists what they want and hope they go away.
> > If I'm misreading you, Chedley, please say what you actually meant.
>  
>  You are not misreading me, but your last sum-up line is.
> Let me correct you:
> Give the palestinians their homeland back, and the middle-east 
> terrorist problem WILL go away.

It isn't their homeland anymore. We, the Jews, have fought for it
(to regain control after 2000 years) and have won !!!! When the
fact that we won is acknowledged and when the palestinians start
looking somewhere else for a homeland, then, the problem will be
solved.
  
> > the ending of trade with Libya, the freezing of Libya's assets
> 
> >From a strictly economic point of view:
> I do not think that freezing Libya's financial assets in the US is wise.
> By doing that, we are sending the wrong signal to foreign investors
> in our economy and capital financial markets. This is also against
> our professed trust in free trade and flow of capital.

This does not make sense. Foreign investors who do not support terrorism
have nothing to worry about.
 
> ____________
> Chedley Aouriri
> ITT-ATC, Shelton, CT.
> ...ittatc!ittvax!aouriri
> 
mark
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