Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 Sender: Yves Leclerc <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#624> re: America & NWO & credibility Richard, In your answer to Robert Ward, you could have answered his whole argument much more simply: the point is not whether there was provocation in those situations, but that throughout history, the systematic (I'd almost say knee-jerk) reaction of the US to any kind of provocation -- contrary to most other powers -- has been to start a war, or threaten to do so. It still is. The distinction between being "the world's policeman" and "the world's bully" has always been pretty fuzzy in American minds. -- Yves Leclerc, ViaNET •••@••.••• (Montreal) ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Richard K. Moore - •••@••.••• - Wexford, Ireland Cyberlib: www | ftp --> ftp://ftp.iol.ie/users/rkmoore/cyberlib ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
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