Gil Hale wrote: >> Had I come to you in 1985 and said that in 10 years the > Berlin Wall will be gone and the Rooskies will be our big friends, you > would have rapped me in the mouth for being so stupid. > > Actually, I had anticipated seeing those events in my lifetime, as at some > time the Commies Must Die mantra was beginning to wear a bit thin by the > late 70s. We needed a new national enemy. It was found with the War On > Drugs for a while, until the DoDruggies began to get into political > positions <g>, and now newly reformed with the War On Terrorism. The US is > a warring nation, despite all claims to the contrary. Our economy depends > on conflict, the cash flow lubricates business, even if it drives us into > deeper debt. But as the older enemies tire out new enemies must be (and > are) found. It seems every nation does this, not just the US. >
LOL Keep dreaming! _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
