Oh well, as much as I blast the current US Administration for an ill-planned
war with no exit strategy, I certainly would not blame the soldiers. I live
in a land which, without US intervention, would probably have remained under
the Nazi boot for a while.

Christian

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]De la
> part de Scarlet Pimpernel
> Envoyé : mercredi 4 février 2004 16:34
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> Objet : Re: [HP3000-L] OT: for U.S. members
>
>
>  "Shahan, Ray" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
> news:<[log in to unmask]>...
> > A friend sent this to me, and I thought it worth sharing:
> >
> >
> > "If you can read this, thank a teacher;
> > if you are reading it in English, thank a soldier."
> >
>
>
> Oh, what crap! A bit of nonsense thats "patriotic", so we aren't
> supposed to criticise it...
>
> Why should we thank a soldier? Do the Italians, Germans, Greeks,
> French, Serbs thank a soldier too, for their langauges? How about the
> Iraqis?
>
> Give it a break...
>
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