> On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:13:34 +0100 (CET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Menedetter) wrote:
>>> Boy ... I can't say how happy I am that I had the luck of not being
>>> born in the US !
> SE> Perhaps this is easier for your conscience. I'm proud to be an
> SE> American, proud of our American democratic ideals and proud of many
> SE> things that Americans have accomplished in the world,
> Sure ...
> I apologize for having written that.
> SE> including helping to rebuild Austria with the Marshall Plan after
> SE> World War II.
> and this was a really great help.
> But it was also a great help for america :)
> But it took many intelligent persons to realize this.
> And I'm very glad that they were all there.
> Both very much helped the opther ones economy.
> But for austria there's a another (IMO even bigger help) as the USA allowed
> Austria to become a free country.
> This was a really courageous move, and I don't know if I would have allowed it
> if I would have been america.
YES, YES, I too am greatfull to America AND its alies, UK, Canada,
Australia and many more for freeing Europe.
Marshall Help Plan did improve life conditions very much, boosted world
economy and made the world a safer place.
And the most wonderfull and courageous move was: leaving after a small
occupation to restore order... not only leaving Austria but Germany as
well. THANK YOU AMERICA!
This was not only an act of courage and well spend money. This was an
act of great wisdom. No revange on the former enemy but helping them is
the best thing to avoid future battle.
However, 'thank you America' does not mean 'don not criticize America'.
Friends have to speak to America to keep the US on the wisdom track.
Why not lift sanctions to Cuba and help them? A Marshall Plan to Cuba
would cost less than making war and would give the US an allie.
Why not lift sanctions to Iraq (No weapons of mass destruction and
inspection in return)? Sadam will stay but his people will be very
greatfull to the US. The costs of such an operation... nothing compared
to the huge costs of war.
And a large divident for the US: "wisdom returned to the White House"
and the world would trust the US again. The world has not seen this
wisdom for fifty years now.
CU, Bastiaan
> This together with the support of east berlin was very, very important.
> SE> I think there is another current in America besides the fear and
> SE> insecurity provoked by the terrible events of 9-11. A current that
> SE> has deep respect for freedom and the Bill of Rights. I think this
> SE> current will reassert itself.
> I hope so ...
> But the trend to limit freedom of citizens is not only an american problem.
> We (all) have to fight against it.
> SE> Sam Ewalt
> CU, Ricsi
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> |~)o _ _o Richard Menedetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> {ICQ: 7659421} (PGP)
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