On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 15:05:47 Joseph B. Reid wrote: ... > >Don't forget that Britain was the greatest power that the world has ever >seen. It comes hard to realize that France was right after all. > First of all, I beg your pardon??? It seems to me you have forgotten your history, Joe. I can cite at least 4 "powers" which Great Britain would simply pale by comparison: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greek Empire (Alexander the Great), and, of course, the Roman Empire!
In any case, so what? What's your point? Compromises with regards to this issue indeed simply do not work. That's a fact. Only "top-down" approaches like the introduction of the Euro in Europe gets the job done. And, boy, am I so glad for that! One more example of how to accomplish things! ;-) Marcus Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
