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From: tomczak@harvard.UUCP (Bill Tomczak)
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Subject: Re: Air raid on Libya
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Date: Wed, 23-Apr-86 19:51:40 EDT
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>Brent Chapman
>>me

>>...  WWII was fought on their soil.  They know
>>the terrors of war in a way that most (nah, all!) living Americans can't 
>>appreciate.
>
>I suppose you don't view Vietnam as haveing been particularly terrifying? 
>Somehow, I think there's quite a few people who'd disagree with you there.

If they disagree (I suppose that includes you) it's because they still
don't understand the difference.  You even quoted the critical sentence
"WWII was fought on their soil."

Their homes.
Their land.
Their farms
Their backyard.

Unless you see Vietnam as being closer to Kansas than say Paris is
to Paris?
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