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Subject: Re: Make the rich pay? - no, the middle class, as usual.
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Date: Fri, 19-Dec-86 17:50:05 EST
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In article <177@van-bc.UUCP> sl@van-bc.UUCP (Stuart Lynne) writes:
>The effect might even be so calming that they decide just to use their non
>nuclear army. The reason the Western world spends mega-billions on nuclear
>arms is twofold. First we would have to spend MORE mega-billions to adequately
>man and equip a standing army of the same effectivness as the Eastern bloc.
>Second, there is a distinct lack of interest in the Western society to 
>have LARGE standing armies at the ready. 

Why would they want to invade?  We are probably much more useful to them
the way we are now, in view of how they have destroyed innovation and
incentive to produce in their country.  I seriously doubt that they
could occupy North America, in view of the trouble they have with a
mickey-mouse country like Afghanistan, which is much closer and doesn't
involve crossing any oceans.  I don't think a large standing army is
needed, just a populace that is willing to put up a fight.

Rick Sample