Hello Rene,

>LL>There is some controversy as to whether the missiles were armed and
>LL>primed, or merely missiles with no warheads.

RL>To make an analogy - if I see a gun, I assume it's loaded. I don't take
RL>chances.

However, when a pipsqueak nation like Cuba points nukes (armed or not)
at America, it deserves to get nuked before getting the chance to nuke
America first.

>LL>for them?  Nah.  Probably not.  Kruschev liked to bang his shoe on the
>LL>table at the United Nations, not lob nuclear missiles at the USA.

RL>Depends. We still don't know who had the codes, and who could launch them.

It is assumed that Russia had the codes, given that they were Russian
nukes.  Whether or not Cubans also had the codes is irrelevant.  The
nukes could have been launched.  Therefore they were a threat.

>LL>And that was only the beginning.  In 1979, all price controls were then
>LL>taken off, allowing oil companies to set their own prices.  American
>LL>consumers continued to buy, and oil companies made a huge fortune.

RL>Still - if the Arab countries decide to cut off the oil supply, I'm pretty
RL>sure the world economy will be screwed up for a few more years. Maybe
RL>such a thing is planned to keep the middle class down so it can be
RL>controlled better. Sla that together with "Patriot Act", gun control
RL>and ever-increasing taxation and you have that scheme for world
RL>domination.

It's all about money.  Who has it, and who gets it.

--Lee


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