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From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:46 AM
Subject: The Evil Treaty Breaker From Washington Strikes Again
> According to this morning's radio news, president George W. Bush has
> announced that the United States will unilaterally break the 1972 ABM
(Anti
> Ballistic Missile) Treaty. Bush said this will be done as soon as he sees
> fit, but has not given a specific date yet.
>
Just to prevent misunderstandings, you again used a word that may mean
something different from what you meant. Breaking a treaty means not
fulfilling the obligations you agreed to under the treaty. I'm sure you
know that the US is not planning on doing that with the ABM treaty, right?
The US is planning on withdrawing from the treaty, using a mechanism that is
specifically part of the treaty.
Breaking a treaty is like leaving your apartment with 6 months left on the
lease. Withdrawing from a treaty is like giving notice on a month to month
lease that you will be leaving next month.
Dan M.
> The motivation for this decision: the Treaty is standing in the way of
> Bush's beloved Missile Shield. Bush apparently is intend on going down in
> history as the Treaty-Breaking president that started the Second Cold War.
>
> Anyone want to take a guess at what Treaty will be unilaterally broken by
> the US next?
>
>
> Jeroen
>
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