----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 2:39 PM Subject: Re: SCOUTED: China and the Internet
> At 11:44 18-2-02 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > > > But do we really want to spend China into the ground? Look at what > >happened > > > when we spent the Soviet Union into the ground. It eventually brought war > > > to the Balkan, Russia is not exactly a shining example of a stable > >country, > > > and it is essentially run by the Russian Maffia. > > > >Would you have preferred if the United States had not won the Cold War? This > >is what you seem to be implying. > > That is not what I am implying. I pointed out what happened to Russia after > we spent it into the ground, and wondered if we would really want to see > that happen to China as well. > In an ideal world, I'd want better. But, I entertained a Russian in my house for two weeks about 5 years after the fall of the Soviet Union. He thought things were better for him and his family after the fall. My guess is that if the Chinese government fell in a similar manner, it would be considered a plus by the people afterwards too. I don't mean to be unpleasant about this, but the war in the Balkins was not inevitable. It may have been a mistake for the US to keep a hands off policy, but we were asked and it seemed reasonable at the time. Dan M.
