From: rorschak@daimi.aau.dk (Jesper Lauridsen)
Newsgroups: alt.angst
Subject: Re: A new source of Angst.....
Date: 1 Sep 92 15:34:34 GMT
Organization: depressed

kovarik@utkux1.utk.edu (SaintMeechTheChaste) writes:

>In article <1992Aug29.061014.25124@daimi.aau.dk> rorschak@daimi.aau.dk (Jesper Lauridsen) writes:
>>kovarik@utkux1.utk.edu (SaintMeechTheChaste) writes:

>>What's the difference between the Soviets controlling Poland while
>>the US is allied with the UK?
>>

>Oh, and what's the difference between the Soviets controlling Poland,
>and US invading Panama to depose a leader they didn't like? 

Size and duration. Besides Poland never got a chance to have a 
peaceful/friendly relationship with USSR.

>>>Is that so bad?  There are lots of people in various parts of the 
>>>Soviet Bloc who probably wish things would go back to the way it used
>>>to be. 
>>
>>Hitler stopped inflation and unemployment. Many of your problems will
>>go away if get your brain removed. 
>>

>But he was elected because he promised that he would stop inflation, and
>unemployment.  Remember, Hitler was initially democratically elected.

Which doesn't make much of difference. You were writing that many people
in the now former Soviet would like to have the old system back because
that would give peace. I'm pointing out that substituting freedom and
turbulent politics with peace and dictatorship is a bad idea.

>>[Saddam Hussein]
>>
>>Have you been following the development in Iraq since the desertstorm?
>>He is not aware that he lost!
>>

>Have you?  This business is pre-election grandstanding.  The media is helping
>the Prez score points.

Which President? The closest one is good old Richard von from down south and
I have never heard him say any thing about Iraq (that doesn't mean that he
hasn't - it's just that _I_ have never heard him say anything) and he isn't
even approaching an election. Another one close by is Lech Welesa (spelling
is way of target) and he hasn't said anything either. Besides his influence
and interest in the middle east is very limited. 

No, I can't really see how these events that fills my newspapers (of widely
different political views) can be pre-election grandstanding.

>  Saddam is doing what every other leader in that 
>part of the world is doing, but we are only told what he is up to, to make
>it seem like he is the only villain.

You are overestimating the influence of you government - a much to common flaw
among your countrymen. The leaders of Iran, Syria and Jordan are by no standard
good guys, both the rest of those in the area can be dealt with in a sensible
fashion - the rich oil countries has a much to comfortable status quo to risk
anything.

[Yugoslavia vs Irag]

>Ah, but at this time, in said other example, plans were being made, not
>excuses for no plans.  Maybe somebody will suddenly discover oil near
>Sarajevo.

Do you remember the Kurds? Everybody was offended by the no actions of the
west. Then suddenly something was done and the issue quickly dissappered -
it went so fast that several signatures were caught off guard.


ObAngst: I feel a LJBF coming up.
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