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Subject: Re: Re: Air raid on Libya
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Date: Tue, 29-Apr-86 05:40:00 EDT
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In article <638@argon.idec.stc.co.uk> howellg@idec.stc.co.uk (Gareth Howell) writes:
| I don't see any economic retaliation from the US.  It still buys oil
| from Lybia, which accounts for a great deal of their income.  If the
| US really wants to bring Lybia to its knees, stop buying oil.  But I
| suppose that might affect Reagans popularity.

You are somewhat mis-informed then.  According to the Boston Globe
of April 28, President Reagan had banned all trade with and travel
to Libya.  What other economic retaliation could the US take???
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