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Old 03-07-2004, 01:08 AM
Richard Rongstad
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Default Re: WHO WOULD YOU BET YOUR LIFE ON IF YOU HAD TO GO INTO BATTLE?

Ted Gittinger wrote:
>
> "Charles Penley" wrote in message
> news:104kjadklgvn117@corp.supernews.com...
> > Freedom Warrior, let's see:
> >
> > 1. JFK only stayed in Vietnam less than 4 months.
> > 2. JFK got out of the military early.
> >
> > Didn't stay the course, did he.
> >
> > If JFK was not going to stay the course, when it counted
> > in Vietnam.
> >
> > Why should I believe that JFK would stay the course of
> > anything? (I think he will ask the UN do this, UN do that,
> > but who is the backbone of the UN? The United States is.)
> >
> > Charles Penley

>
> As flawed as it is, the UN is better than international anarchy.


As flawed as it is, the UN is international anarchy with an
international headquarters, in New York City. The UN is
managed anarchy, which I concede is an improvement.

> Before it
> existed, the only order in international relations consisted of alliances
> and treaties between temporary allies. One of the reasons the UN was
> created was to remedy the failure of its predecessor, the League of Nations.
> Very many people thought that if the League had functioned properly, and if
> it had been given some teeth to work its will, we might have avoided WWII.
>
> ted
> who hates two things: A: Racial discrimination, and B: The French.


Rongstad
who hates some things: A: Speed bumps, and B: Uhh, cain't remember.
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