----- Original Message -----
From: "Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 4:51 AM
Subject: RE: Profit RE: World Attitude (was: Re: Down Under Attitude)
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: Ronn Blankenship
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Verzonden: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 10:08 AM
> > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Onderwerp: RE: Profit RE: World Attitude (was: Re: Down Under
> > Attitude)
>
> > >Surprise, John! There are people in the world (and on this list) that
> > >are NOT Americans. Just because it is not interesting to Americans, it
> > >might actually be interesting to others.
> >
> >
> > However, the work of rebuilding will be done _in_ America, probably
> > mostly _by_ Americans, so the interest of others outside the country
> > (unless they work for a company that bids on a contract for part of the
> > project, in which case that contract will probably be drawn up
> > following American laws and business practices) is pretty much
> > theoretical, which might be why John responded the way he did.
>
> I suggest you go back and read my previous messages on this. What I wrote
> had nothing to do with getting building contracts; what I was talking
about
> was the *morality* of making a profit, due to an event that has cost
> thousands of lives.
>
Think: WW2.
Jeroen, is it your position that rebuilding Europe after WW2 was immoral?
xponent
rob
