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RE: death wish?



Hi, 

Is this subject / email really appropriate for distribution to RADSAFE

subscribers?

Please comment,

Neil Walters

PerkinElmer Life Sciences

Boston MA 02119



> -----Original Message-----

> From:	Phil Hypes [SMTP:laradcon@HOTMAIL.COM]

> Sent:	Wednesday, June 27, 2001 2:27 PM

> To:	sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> Subject:	Re: death wish?

> 

> Those of sensitivie disposition or concerned with political correctness

> are 

> strongly advised to delete this message and move on.

> 

> That being said, I am sick to death of hearing about how the Gulf War was 

> about nothing but oil.  A United States ally was invaded, and it's

> citizens 

> subjected to heinous atrocities.  There was a clear, attainable goal (the 

> liberation of Kuwait) that our international agreements obligated us to

> try 

> and achieve.  And that goal was achieved.

> 

> In the Balkans, we have several groups of people who have been habitually 

> killing each other for centuries.  The United States is not party to any 

> relevant international agreements that I am aware of, and none of the

> goals 

> I've heard about the region are attainable with military force.  We

> haven't 

> stopped genocide, we've simply postponed a vicious fued that has persisted

> 

> since before the US was ruled from London.

> 

> Finally, before I end this rant, I have to point out that throughout human

> 

> history, economics has been a very common and accepted motivation for war.

> 

> One of America's first military operations abroad was against pirates in

> the 

> Med. Sea, who were interfering with US trade.  A sound economy prevents 

> poverty.  Governments have an obligation to deal with issues that threaten

> 

> the foundations of their economies.

> 

> Okay, now...  Sandy, if I've taken your remarks out of context or not as 

> they were intended, I apologize.  I don't claim to know what you think

> about 

> the motivations for the Gulf War vs. the Balkans actions, and whatever

> your 

> opinions you have perfect right to them, as do all of us.

> 

> Please address flames to laradcon@hotmail.com, and remember that 

> "pigheadded" has three 'd's.

> 

> Phil Hypes

> Los Alamos Radiation Consultants

> laradcon@hotmail.com

> 505.920.9712

> 

> (snip)

> >Anyone remember our fighting men in Kuwait? If it weren't for oil, do

> >you think we would have been there? The answer is clear .. it took

> >about 5 years before our fighting men went to the Balkans to stop

> >genocide. Too bad there wasn't oil in "them darn hills"!!

> 

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