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From: jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone)
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Subject: Re: space news from May 30 AW&ST
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Date: 25 Jul 88 22:50:12 GMT
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In-reply-to: henry@utzoo.uucp's message of 22 Jul 88 04:42:55 GMT

Henry Spencer writes:
   ...much valuable info deleted...
   Reagan will propose that the two countries study cooperation
   in solar-system exploration.  He will refrain from endorsing missions
   involving extensive hardware cooperation (e.g. Apollo-Soyuz), major
   manned projects, or specific unmanned Mars missions.  [Has it occurred
   to any of the brain-damaged bozos who put together this wonderful list
   of non-promises that maybe the Soviets are tired of studying the notion
   endlessly and would like to *do* something?!?]

Henry - I'm not really arguing about the "brain-damage" nor even the
"bozo" nor even the "non-promises".  I am, however, not too thrilled
to see an editorial comment which seems to imply that just because the
Soviets may (or may not) be getting tired of our "studies" that we
should fall through our a__holes trying to please them, or get
something done to satisfy or placate them.

These are the same people that in the Sputnik era (not that long ago
to me, anyway) promised (not threatened, mind you, *promised*) to bury
us.  A couple of "kind words" and a leader in decent tailoring (for a
change) hardly eradicates decades of threatening behavior.  I
personally think that cooperation is far more desirable than continued
competition - but not without a great deal of deliberation - and due
consideration.  If the Soviets have to stew in their juices a while -
so be it - tough luck. Gorbachev represents, PERHAPS, a new era -
we'll just have to wait and see.
-- 
These opinions are solely mine and in no way reflect those of my employer.  
John M. Pantone @ GE/Calma R&D, 9805 Scranton Rd., San Diego, CA 92121
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