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to: William F. Zachmann
from: Thees Peereboom
date: 2003-03-13 20:13:32
subject: Re: Why not just bomb Paris?

From: Thees Peereboom 

Will,

It's quite obvious why one would cite from such a succesfull concept as communism.

- Thees Peereboom

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:20:06 -0500, "William F. Zachmann"
 wrote:

>Depends on the relative retaliatory capacities of the participants.  As an
>old Chinese philosopher once said [reaching for my 1966 first edition copy
>of his 'little red book']:
>
>Every Communist must grasp the truth, "Political power grows out of the
>barrel of a gun."
>
>
>  "Problems of War and Strategy" (November 6, 1938), Selected
Works,  Vol.
>II, p. 224.
>Mao understood that quite well.  So (luckily) does President Bush.  And Tony
>Blair does, too.  Can't say as much for the French.
>
>All the best,
>
>will
>
>"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
>news:3e703a34$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> & then others get even back & you get even back again
& then others get
>even
>> back again &  the circle repeats.
>>
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> "William F. Zachmann" 
wrote in message
>> news:3e6fc782$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > We don't get mad, Phil.  We get even.  Get used to it.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Phil Payne"  wrote
in message
>> > news:3E6E4DF8.F849C266{at}isham-research.com...
>> > > http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/10/congress.france.ap/
>> > >
>> > > "Despite plenty of criticism of France's resistance
to U.S. military
>> > action
>> > > in Iraq, Congress so far has done little to move
legislation punishing
>> the
>> > > country for its anti-war stance."
>> > >
>> > > PUNISHING?!?
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > >   Phil Payne
>> > >   http://www.isham-research.com
>> > >   +44 7785 302 803
>> > >   +49 173 6242039
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>

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