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In a message dated 9/22/01 9:36:40 AM, adrian@zarathustra.u-net.com writes:

>   Atrocities equal to and surpassing in scale that of Sept 11th
>litter the history books. And American foreign policy has often been
>the protagonist.


Oh come on! Thats horseshit. There have been attrocities as large - but only 
in time of war or natural disaster.  

Is this really the time for anti-American propoganda?

The United States has been a stabilizing influence on the world for half a 
century. About a half million Americans have died in France, Italy, Germany, 
Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Panama, etc. Many mistakes have been made, but the 
US has largely reacted to turns of events, not created them. Did the US 
create the Russian invasian of Afganistan that lead to the mujhadeen?

As much of a mistake as Vietnam was, wasn't it better that the US (and 
Australia) stand up at that time, rather than give Moscow the green light to 
roll tanks across western Europe? Its easy for European countries to sit on 
the sidelights and not take the same risks, but reap the benefits of the US 
doing the dirty work.