Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC840302); site mcvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!intelca!qantel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!genrad!wjh12!harvard!seismo!mcvax!piet From: piet@mcvax.UUCP (Piet Beertema) Newsgroups: net.flame,net.politics Subject: Re: RE: Afghanistan's government's invitation Message-ID: <5995@mcvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 22-Sep-84 19:06:16 EDT Article-I.D.: mcvax.5995 Posted: Sat Sep 22 19:06:16 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 05:49:35 EDT References: <479@tty3b.UUCP> <1731@sdcc6.UUCP> <5971@mcvax.UUCP>, <1843@ucbvax.ARPA>, <234@digi-g.UUCP> <1093@ihRe: RE: Afghanistan's govern22 Sep 84 23:06:16 GMT Organization: CWI, Amsterdam Lines: 10 <...> True. The Russians were "invited" by the Afghanistan "government" exactly the way the Americans once were "invited" by the Vietnam "government". There's nothing "reactionary" or "fanatic" in establishing that. The parallels go even further: it's a war that will keep them busy for years too and there's no chance for them on a definite "victory". -- Piet Beertema, CWI, Amsterdam ...{decvax,philabs}!mcvax!piet