From: "Mark" 

Sheesh, Rich, you want to dredge up this'n'that and live in the past,
whilst applying 100% hindsight, feel free. 

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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> 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
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>>> 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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