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From: cliff@unmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: We need the arms race
Message-ID: <576@unmvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 23:10:44 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  9 23:10:44 1985
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> The arms race is good for peace.  We make something then the Soviets
> make it	too.  We have more money than they do.	If we keep this	up
> they will go BANKRUPT and we win.

Why should we stop at bankruptcy?  Let's go for the really big win and see
if we can push them into a national debt of more than $1,000,000,000,000!!
(those are exclamation marks, not factorial signs).

> We ought to keep up the	pressure and crank out those new weapon	systems.
> In two to three	years the Soviets will be BUSTED.  Then	we can give them
> high intrest loans, sell them blue geans, Chevys, stereos, and other
> sorts of goodies.  Hey the Chinese learned their lesson.  They came
> around.

I think they would prefer Chryslers.
While we're at it let's give them Lee Iacocca.

				:-) Cliff