I'm not sure I understand your response to Duncan. He posed the matter as a question, not a statement. Did you miss the question mark?
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Ma Be > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 07:46 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:19439] Re: Hey, a new idea! > > > On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:49:32 > Duncan Bath wrote: > ... > >So, a country's foreign affairs should be dictated by the [military] > >experts? > >It does happen, but it's ugly. > >Duncan > >... > ??? I'm sorry, my friend, but this would be absurd! Are you > assuming that foreign affairs should always be dealt with from a > *military* perspective? Good grief! On the contrary, > relationships between nations should be handled peacefully and > diplomatically. Assuming beligerant posture towards that is IMHO > highly inappropriate. Foreign relationships are NOT "war > zones/battles" in which one country is placed *against* the other > in bloody combat. Besides, this should actually be the very, > VERY last resort, AND evidently this would NOT constitute any > relationship at all once that stage is reached. > > Marcus > > > Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably > Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. > Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com > >
