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From: lazarus@athena.mit.edu (Michael Friedman)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc,alt.flame
Subject: Re: Historical and Geographic inaccuracies.
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Date: 27 Feb 88 07:13:55 GMT
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In article <777@mit-caf.UUCP> andrew@mit-caf.UUCP (Joe Bigelow) writes:
 >In article <3096@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU > lazarus@athena.mit.edu (Michael Friedman) writes:

 > >Here I disagree. They are Americans and there should not be any place
 > >on Earth that an American cannot go to in reasonable safety.

 > >Yes, well the reason we have servicemen is to protect asinine
 > >civilians. If an American wants to go to Lebanon he should be able to
 > >do so knowing that if he is kidnapped he will be rescued or his
 > >murders will pay a very high price.

 >Your posting would be amusing if it didn't address a serious subject.
 >What right do Americans have to go anywhere?  How can we balance our
 >strength with our commitments when we might need to use strength
 >anywhere on the globe?

We have a right as people to go anywhere. We balance our strength with
our committments by being strong enough to fight whenever and
whereever we have to.

 >How about those Republican candidates asking for private contributions
 >for the contras?  Foreign policy in the hands of wealthy Americans.

 >A plea to sane Americans!
 >Send contributions to help the Sandinistas maintain control, feed the
 >people and destroy the evil contras....The funny thing is Americans
 >are down their helping the Nicaraguan people.  But, I am wrong,
 >it is not funny, it is the decent thing to do.

Let me get this straight. If I send $100 to the Contras that is
privatization of foreign policy and wrong. If you send $100 to the
Sandinistas or if you go down there to help them then it is not
privatization of foreign policy and good. Gosh, how consistent. Thanks
for making it all clear.




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