On Sun, Oct 14, 2001 at 05:58:15PM -0400, Bryan-TheBS-Smith wrote:
> Paul M Foster wrote:
<snip>
> Could we _please_ drop the "suspect" and "doubt" comments?
>
Why? I do suspect, and I do doubt. What shall I say instead? I don't
have all the data at my fingertips.
> > They're somewhat willing to fight amongst themselves, but not really
> > willing to have Westerners (outsiders) doing it, and aren't inclined
> > to assist in it.
>
> Look at it if the roles were reversed??? Our bias is readily
> apparent to me.
>
Yet the Europeans were only too glad to have the Americans liberate them
in WWII. Hmm.
You want bias? When I heard that we were accepting overflights in the
continental United States from NATO AWACs, I about hit the roof. I know,
the Britons, the Turks and others accept U.S. bases on their own soil.
But somehow the idea of foreign military in America rankles me. Call me
an Ameri-chauvinist. That's right, we're special because we're
Americans. Bet that irritates some people. ;-}
Paul
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