"But the world isn't like that."

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In a message dated 10/14/2002 12:51:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, lycidas2 at earthlink.net writes:

>>The USA is not in decline.<<

It's manifesting all the signs and symptoms.

> 
> Again, I don't think a "decline" real or imagined is what is driving USA policy.< 
> 

The USA cannot cope with its own internal problems,
which normally wouldn't have bothered Bush and his
corporate sponsers, excepting for being caught
completely flat-footed by the terrorism of 9/11.
Now he's really up shit's creek. He must ask us
to be prepared to shoulder huge economics burdens
to allow him to undertake a foreign adventure of
uncertain dimensions, potentially forever. All
this after savaging the solvency of America in order
to give large corporations billions dollars, not
just in tax cuts, but RETROPSPECTIVELY, on taxes
collected decades ago.

STOP THE WAR!

regards