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From: mnw@trwrba.UUCP (Michael N. Washington)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: A Private Little War
Message-ID: <1966@trwrba.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Mar-86 12:59:28 EST
Article-I.D.: trwrba.1966
Posted: Fri Mar 28 12:59:28 1986
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Reply-To: mnw@trwrba.UUCP (Michael N. Washington)
Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA
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In article <4642MW9@PSUVM> MW9@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
>     
>I may see the reason for it then, but it still sucks.  Vietnam
>was bad, too.  Remember?  (I know bad is an understatement, but
>that sort of encompasses the whole thing.)  Face it, Kirk screwed
>up big time in this episode.  His 'soldier' side got the best of him.
>-------
>     
>"Science does not remove the Terror of the Gods."
>                     -J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, The Church of the SubGenius
>     
>Michael S. Weiss
>The Pennsylvania State University
>MW9@PSUVM.BITNET
>     

I cannot agree with this.  Kirk had no choice.  He did  not  screw  up.
It goes back the the old adage, "Once the apple of knowledge is bitten,
you cannot goes back as before!".  Again I use  Tyree  as  an  example.
Remember, he resisted using guns until his wife was murdered  while  he
watched.  After her death, he learned how to use a gun!   In  order  to
keep the villagers from wiping out the hill people, Kirk and  gang  had
to balance the power with the same type of weapon the Klingons provided.

I absolutely detest war as a means of attempting to solve problems, but
I know in reality, some crazy people insist on  having  a  war.   I  do
believe in defending ones self or country against aggressiveness of other
individuals or countries who insist on attempting to take what does not
belong to them.

"Live Long and Prosper!"

Michael N. Washington
TRW E&DS  Redondo Beach, Ca.  90278

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