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From: jchapman@watcgl.UUCP (john chapman)
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Subject: Re: Re: risks, methods of defence
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Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 12:39:32 EDT
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> totally unpredictable is to economicaly grind him into the dirt. If you
> are cold and hungry, and you can see that it is the result of intentional
> actions of a foreign power, how long are you going to think rational
> thoughts?
How about a different kind of economic warfare?  The US response to
Nicarauga having a (democaratically elected) government that they
don't like was first to employ economic sanctions and then military
sanctions (through various forms of aid to the contras).  Does this
really sound like a freedom/peace loving country to you?).  Then
they become outraged when Nicarauga turns to Moscow for help; where
else were they supposed to turn?  If instead the US had recognized the
government and offered aid of various sorts Nicarauga might have
become either neutral or a western ally instead of an eastern ally.
Maybe the east and west should compete for friends by showing people
how much they can do for them etc etc, instead of trying to intimidate
them.

> 
> 	There is no safety in a conventional defence if you are badly
> outnumbered.
Is the "west" really outnumbered or outgunned by the "east"?  Nothing
I've heard/read would lead me to believe that.

> 
> 	I don`t see that there is any other choice at the moment than
> the present course taken by the U.S. That is unless you don`t mind
> living in a regime where `freedom` is only an abstract concept and
> `standing up for your rights` illegal.
> 
> Terry Dyck : ihnp4!alberta!dyck *Dept. of Computing Sc.  U. of Alberta*