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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

possumdag - 11:53pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5056 of 5069)
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Most Americans have more chance 'pinning the tail on the donkey - blindfold' than picking Europe on the World map :)

possumdag - 11:59pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5057 of 5069)
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Americans have a greater chance of 'pinning the tail on the donkey - blindfold' than picking Europe on the World map :)

This being so, does Europe really fear invasion?

The domination of Europe via the USA comes through trade .. and here it is open competition. The reason why American Multi-nationals dominated for so long, was/is, because their management discourse is more specialised and advanced.

This in turn gives the USA wealth, and makes it a magnet for investment, via savings and, as noted above, ill gotten gains.

midmoon - 12:08am Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5058 of 5069)

Dear almarst-2001:

Let me please politely but relatively and slightly disagree with you.

You explained US criminal acts as follows.

"The US fought a tipicaly imperialistic wars far from its territory for no other reason but an attempt to dictate and rule the world. Commiting the most terrible and absolutly unjustifiable and unforgivable crimes against foreign countries' civilian population. "

This passage reminds me the flavor of Chomskian rethoric.

I've never met Chomsky,however through his book,I can imagine him having a very narrow view about the US influences on the world history.

I can also imagine that though he may possess a great capability as a linguist or a worldly philosopher,he does not get out of an elementary amateurism in his state of perception of the world history and in his cricito-ability on the civilization we've got now.

The US actions in some other countries especially in the cold war era can jutifiably be evaluated as the inevitable measures to keep the world from the invasive threats of the diehard communism or totalitarianism.

K.Popper alreadly said that both the communism and the totalitarianism are fatal enemies of an open society.

If Popper is right,What'd be bad a society fighting against the enemy?

If there was any US misdeamanor or any espionage in the process of the fight ,that must be an unavidable by-product not the main product.

You set a homework to me as such that "Just ask yourself: If it would be an individual with a criminal record such as US country - Would you grant him the right to posess any additional arms? "

My answer to this is "NO".

I think that the US never and ever committed any felony except some minor offences.

I don't want any nation to dictate any other nation in this planet,hence I totally agree with you in this context.

But I can't agree with your dangerous notion of US aim to dictate other nation.

The US is too open and too democratic to do that.

Whatever you may think and whatsoever you would say,you can't deny the fact that you are a person very much benefitted from the US capitalism and US free intellectual climate if you are a US citizen.

possumdag - 12:11am Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5059 of 5069)
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http://www.newsday.com/coverage/current/editorial/wednesday/nd4553.htm

inkevkevin0 - 12:13am Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5060 of 5069)

Just because it MIGHT be possible to shoot down enemy missiles with an incredibly complex, expensive and threatening (driving missile system proliferation and further arms expenditures) defense system DOES NOT mean that we should build such a system. American foreign policy ought to work toward preventing anyone firing missiles in the first place, and military deterrence strong enough to do just that (as it has done here since the development of the first missiles during WWII) is adequate insurance of that. The system and expenditures advocated by the Bush administration are, in my view, morally obscene (demonstrating AND creating an atmosphere of fear and tension among nations) as well as grossly expensive (this technology is a huge "cash cow" for weapons R&D and the military-industrial corporations). Moving forward with such a system represents the President's disregard for the people he purports to govern, spending monies which could be used to resolve REAL problems in American society (as opposed to his wondrous dream that everyone is out to wage war on us with missiles). Do I need to name some of these real problems? I think they ought to be apparent to anyone with eyes, ears, and some tiny fragment of social conscience. The administration of executive power by this unelected, sneaky, fearful man is truly frightening and brings shame to myself and all Americans.

possumdag - 12:20am Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5061 of 5069)
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http://totalsearch.ft.com/totalsearch/index.jsp?do=basic&query=Bush

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the Germans arn't sure which George W Bush they are dealing with .. they see the campaigne Bush / the first hunderd days Bush / and now the Back-pedal Bush

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Fire in Russia - destroyed missiles last week

Fire in Russia - last month cut off their early warning system

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Russian domestic problems are:
corruption poverty drugs budget crisis control of the mass media and Chetnya
- foreign policy (meaninless)

The loose NUKES arsnel is the problem ... much md stuff can not be a/c'd for .... USA too slow to help ... the war head from the belly of a ship / or back of a truck ... are the real threats to USA ... so it's a CLEAN UP te COLD WAR problem!

(usa radio - all things considered)

possumdag - 12:27am Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5062 of 5069)
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Kevin:

"The administration of executive power by this unelected, sneaky, fearful man is truly frightening and brings shame to myself and all Americans. "

Looking at Bush .. who the Americans lead in characturing ... it would seem appropriate to have a checklist for selection of candidates to run for the Whitehouse!

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