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From: dunbar@glasgow.glasgow.UUCP (Neil Dunbar)
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Subject: Re: Air raid on Libya
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Date: Tue, 29-Apr-86 06:15:03 EDT
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> I think R. Reagan has done the right thing. The western european countries are 
> the ones who are really responsible this could have happened. They failed
> to follow the US in their boycot of Libya. It's maybe because no german
> or italian or other european citizens are target to terrorist actions.
> I believe an economic boycot and any other soft method
> to deal with Gadaffi c.s is of no use, although these should be tried first.
> People like Gadaffi understand one language only, but I doubt he will
> be impressed by this attack. In any case it's regrettable Gadaffi
> himself wasn't killed only innocent people. And this sure is food
> for those who try to divide the US from their western european friends.
> 
> n.b. Western europe excluding the UK, which are sometimes target too
>      and thus have supported the raid.
> -- 
> Peter Hommel
> Vrije Universiteit

> Amsterdam, The Netherlands
> hommel@vu44.UUCP (...!{decvax,seismo,philabs}!mcvax!vu44!hommel)

I cannot see how you can say that the West Germans or the Italians are not
subject to terrorist attack. It was not so long ago that the Baader-Meinhof
were killing and bombing German police and the like every week. The Germans
have shown, via GSG-9, that they are not "soft" on terrorism. ( The Bavarians
in Munich were also subject to attacks by the Black September group. I group
these separately, since I believe the Bavarians prefer to be called as such ).

Please do not get the impression that the British people as a whole flocked
to Thatcher's support for this US action. On the contrary, I believe that she
has shown that she is unable to resist the will of President Reagan. I think
she will come to regret her servility.

Perhaps the Iron Lady is made of weaker stuff....

Neil Dunbar.