From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Oh - Bush has done such a fine job of alleviating the grief and misery in
Iraq?  Meethinks you have to be careful of what you wish for

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45/278.html

Proclamation 5034-Afghanistan Day, 1983 By the President of the United
States of America, 21 March 1983

The tragedy of Afghanistan continues as the valiant and courageous Afghan
freedom fighters [The Taliban] persevere in standing up against the brutal
power of the Soviet invasion and occupation. The Afghan people are
struggling to reclaim their freedom, which was taken from them when the
Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December of 1979.

In this three-year period the Soviet Union has been unable to subjugate
Afghanistan. The Soviet forces are pitted against an extraordinary people
who, in their determination to preserve the character of their ancient
land, have organized an effective and still spreading country-wide
resistance. The resistance of the Afghan freedom fighters is an example to
all the world of the invincibility of the ideals we in this country hold
most dear, the ideals of freedom and independence.

We must also recognize that the sacrifices required to maintain this
resistance are very high. Millions have gone into exile as refugees. We
will probably never know the numbers of people killed and maimed, poisoned
and gased, of the homes that have been destroyed, and of the lives that
have been shattered and stricken with grief.

It is, therefore, incumbent upon us as Americans to reflect on the events
in Afghanistan, to think about the agony which these brave people bear, and
to maintain our condemnation of the continuing Soviet occupation. Our
observance again this year of Afghanistan Day on March 21, the Afghan New
Year, will recall for all the world America's unflagging sympathy for a
determined people, its support for their refugees and commitment to
achieving a political settlement for Afghanistan which will free that
country from tyranny's yoke.

The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 65, has designated March 21, 1983
as Afghanistan Day and has requested the President to issue a proclamation
in observance of that day.

Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of
America, do hereby designate March 21, 1983 as Afghanistan Day.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
seventh.

Ronald Reagan


"Mark"  wrote in message
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>I know Israel isn't blameless. Never said they were. The fact remains
>though, that Syria and Iran cannot stand, it's only a matter of time. Do
>you want it to be another 3 decades of misery for the world at large and
>their citizens in particular, or another 3 years? the world or their citizens if their regimes fester for the long-term>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:44b9b28c{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Israel isn't blameless in this mess. They've been killing quite a few
>> innocents also.  It's like they used the excuse of a kidnapped soldier to
>> go after a long list of enemies that they've been compiling for the last
>> five years.
>>
>> Bush better be careful when sending in any naval intelligence ships as
>> the Israelis will probably massacre that crew as they did the crew of the
>> USS Liberty in 1967
>>
>> http://www.ussliberty.org/
>>
>>
>> "Mark"  wrote in message
>> news:44b9ab33$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>I dunno Geo., it's Hizballah and Hamas that have been lobbing rockets
>>>into Israel, that's considerably more significant than
"saber rattling"
>>>by Bush. >>in view of real stuff going down>
>>>
>>> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>>>> "John Beckett"
 wrote in message
>>>> news:hj6jb218nj6gki7lv2lvk9i0gm8440um6h{at}4ax.com...
>>>>
>>>>> Get ready for real pain. Maybe oil prices will lower
for a few months,
>>>>> but
>>>>> there's nowhere for them to go but UP in the medium/long term.
>>>>
>>>> the current situation if manufactured. If Bush would shut
the hell up
>>>> about
>>>> Iraq, Iran, and NC oil prices would fall back into the
50's easy. but
>>>> every
>>>> time the price starts to fall the administration starts
rattling sabers
>>>> and
>>>> the price goes right back up.
>>>>
>>>> Geo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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