Most soldiers from most military organizations would rather not be away from home in the first place. Maintaining a presence in a foreign country is an economical burden to all except those who choose to loot the occupied. Most citizens fail to see any benefit of foreign aid or unequal trading laws with anyone. How far back should we go to undo the wrongs? Would the French & British be better off speaking German? Under Nazi rule which Germans would not be alive today? Should the Congo have been allowed self rule? Should Israel been allowed to take Egypt? Should the US not interfered with Libya? Should the US stayed out of Iraq and left it to the spineless leech we know as the UN? Should the US ignore the lack of support in Iraq from other major powers? What was done at the critical time seemed to be the right decision at the time. Some of it still seems OK to most Americans, but not all of it. I am a Taxpaying US Citizen and proud of it. USA: Love it or Leave it. If you don't like being occupied, quit bullying us. If you don't like the current conditions, we can make them tougher. It is within our power to simply take Iraq with or without the occupants and consider it a possession. How many other political entities would resist the trophy? Fire when ready, but be advised I am weary of hearing the ungrateful... Or better yet, shut this noise down while we still have a chance to get along. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerhard Fiedler" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [OT] London subway and bus bombings 9 am London time > Russell McMahon wrote: > >>> You know the USA still has troops in Germany... after 50 odd years. And >>> Germany was one of the "friendly", real "liberation" type cases. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist