Toralf, Thanks for a sensible comment. I agree that concern for this situation starts in the past... Regards, Bob S.
On 7/13/06, Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob Sullivan wrote: > > Don, > > > > You have to put your personal feelings aside. > > We expressed concern for a friend who's country was going to war. > > (And John, war is a descriptive term not a political statement.) > > > I think I'll have to disagree with that. "War" is of course descriptive > in one sense, but where and when exactly war starts (in a place with so > much unrest) is quite definitely a matter of option, and defining it is > at least to a certain degree a question of where you stand politically. > > I started thinking about the politicians in this country, now, and how > they will always describe international missions Norwegian soldiers are > involved in, as "limited military operations" or whatever. Because this > is a peaceful country, you see, so we never take part in wars... > > You are right to be concerned, of course. What Don and John (and some > others) say can however, if you are somewhat generous, be translated to > "we should have started worrying a long time ago".. > > - Toralf > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
