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From: tac@teldata.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Technical Aid to Nicaragua
Message-ID: <385@teldata.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Jun-84 12:37:28 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 11 12:37:28 1984
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, (sop to the blank line eaters--consider it a religious sacrifice)

In reply to my reply and I will not repeat it all here:

  Yes, Ken, I realize the differences between El Salvadore and Nicaragua.
In one country Faction A is in power and supported by the US to put down
Faction B.  In the other Faction B is in power and is figthing to put
down Faction A which is supported by the US.  This may be an over
simplification, but it is reasonably accurate for our purposes.  The 
main thrust of my article was that we should not be improving their war
capabilities, but removing the US presence which unbalences (and adds
to the capabilities for) the war.  Come on, Ken, as a man who marched
against the VN war do you mean to tell me that this one is just fine?
Did you think the answer to the VN war was to give technical aid to 
North Viet Nam?  
  There is an interesting game out on the market called "Civilization"
by Avalon Hill.  It has many interesting aspects and models the rise of
a nation/racial group from stone age to late iron age.  It is based around
the Mediterrainian, but the concepts are the same whereever you might
make the map for.  One of the best aspects is that players SLOWLY find
that you can't win the game by fighting wars.  They hurt both players
too much.  When I first started playing with the local group they would
already have the battle lines drawn when they started play.  I hopped in
and made friends with the people around me and became peacefull.  Since
everyone would trade with me I was able to make deals no one else could
and my race prospered beyond all expectations.  It took them several games
which I either won or finished second (out of 7 or 8) before they realized
that it was the lack of war which did the trick.  The moral of this is 
that while the game is only a game, it does model real life in this respect.
You can not throw men and equipment into war and still raise your
standards of civilization at the same time.  EVEN IF IT IS SOMEONE ELSE'S
WAR!
  So lets not debate which side is right or wrong.  WRITE YOUR CONGRESS-
PERSON AND YOUR PRESIDENT AND GET THE @#$% OUT OF *ALL* OF THE WARS IN
THE WORLD.

	    From the Soapbox of
	    Tom Condon     {...!uw-beaver!teltone!teldata!tac}

	    One Less War A Week Might Bring The Peace We Seek.

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