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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: The President
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Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 10:53:51 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 26 10:53:51 1986
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> 
>    Now we have a war with Libya or a series of clashes.  These clashes should
> not have occurred.  The president did this to precipitate exactly what has 
> happened.  They knew what Khaddafi would do (or are they really stupid :-) and
> yet they decided to risk Americans lives to stand tall.  This false bravado 
> only hurts the US image in the rest of the world.  
> 
      While I always enjoy hearing people enraged by Ronnie's lies, I am
puzzled by one thing.  Are you saying that we should have gone along with
Khaddafi and never again entered that section of the Mediterranean?  Maybe
we should annex the Gulf of Mexico now and get in on the act?

>     I say Congress must act and act now.  They must order the removal of the 
> ships from the Gulf of Sidra and turn down his aid to the contras.  If we 
> continue at the rate we are going we will soon be at war with Libya and 
> Nicaragua. 
> 
       Much agreement about turning down aid to the terrorists who call 
themselves 'contras'.  But I really don't think allowing nations to claim
all of the oceans and seas which lie within concave coastlines is a very
good precedent to set.
> 
>     Brian Mahoney.
-- 
Jeff Sonntag
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