Bob Sullivan wrote: > Don, > > You have to put your personal feelings aside. > We expressed concern for a friend who's country was going to war. > (And John, war is a descriptive term not a political statement.) > I think I'll have to disagree with that. "War" is of course descriptive in one sense, but where and when exactly war starts (in a place with so much unrest) is quite definitely a matter of option, and defining it is at least to a certain degree a question of where you stand politically.
I started thinking about the politicians in this country, now, and how they will always describe international missions Norwegian soldiers are involved in, as "limited military operations" or whatever. Because this is a peaceful country, you see, so we never take part in wars... You are right to be concerned, of course. What Don and John (and some others) say can however, if you are somewhat generous, be translated to "we should have started worrying a long time ago".. - Toralf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
