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From: hotchkis@glasgow.glasgow.UUCP (Graham Hotchkiss)
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: Libyan Air-raid/ open letter to
Message-ID: <540@glasgow.glasgow.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-May-86 05:44:52 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 14 05:44:52 1986
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> In article <800@mmm.UUCP> mkr@mmm.UUCP (MKR) writes:
> >In article <127@paisley.ac.uk> andrew@cs.paisley.ac.uk (Andrew Fleming) writes:
> >>In article <8300002@unido.UUCP> uh@unido.UUCP writes:
> >>>I think you should look at the people in your own country:
> >>>
> >>>It is very simple to start a war with Lybia, if I'm so far away from the
> >>>country I attack, as you are to Lybia.
> >>>But we must live here and WE much more than YOU have to fear the
> >>>consequences for YOUR air attack of Tripolis. You should think about that!
> >>>
> >>>     Uwe Hoch
> >>
> >>I think you've hit the nail right on the head, I wonder if the 
> >>American would have attacked if they were a lot closer to Libya,
> >>we in Europe will undoubtly suffer the consequences of Reagan's
> >>action.
> >
> >	This is just plain silly. If Libya were closer to the US, or if
> >these terrorist actions were happening in the US, we would have attacked
> >*long* ago, and probably would have rid the world of Qaddaffi very
> >quickly indeed. Just because Europeans quake and quiver with fear from
> >a blowhard bully, don't think for a minute that Americans are such wimps.
> >The only reason we haven't done more against Libya is because we're so
> >far away that Qaddafi's actions don't affect us enough to *really* piss
> >us off.
> >
> >	If you don't like getting your people blown up, why don't *you*
> >do something about it?
> >
> >Bah!!
> >
> >
> >					--MKR
> >"There's nothing wrong with shooting, as long as the right people get shot."
> >					-"Dirty" Harry Callahan
> 
> 	So Europeans are wimps eh ? Can you then tell me why the big
> macho Americans are cancelling holidays to Britain ? Why is the Rambo
> man afraid to come to Europe ? As to statement only Americans are getting
> blown up and killed, remember when Thatcher decided to support the 
> strike against Libya, she effectively signed the death warrant of two
> British people, and endangered the lives of numerous other members of 
> Britain !!!! So you before you make any other simple-minded statements
> kindly make sure you know what you are talking about
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 					Andy

Absolutely right.How much terrorism have Americans experienced on their own soilcompared to countries in Europe (which are much smaller). Perhaps the fact that
all these folks are staying clear of Europe is indicative of a deep-seated
Paranoia amongst many Americans (as was suggested to me by an American living
over here!). Mind you there is a maxim which says 
"Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean that everyone doesn't hate me!"


		Graham
"Gossip - the only thing that travels faster than the speed of light "