Hello Aaron,

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 WD>> Further, there's a limit on the number of wars the USA can fight

 at> You don't have to start a war to assign about 10 troops to stop a bunch of
 at> lunatics with machetes.

The Israeli army has been fighting Palestinian kids armed with rocks.
Guess which side is winning?  No matter how many kids get beaned by
an Israeli bullet, more and more fighters for Arafat keep getting
born.  Just compare the birth rate between Palestinians and Israelis.

Palestinian population is growing fast.  Israeli population is in
decline.  Before you know it, there will be more Palestinians than
Israelis in the land of Palestine (including the part settled by
Israelis).

Now if only Israelis and Palestinians can figure out how to love
each other rather than just themselves.

 at> The president has the power to deploy troops without starting a war.

President Reagan ordered the invasion of Grenada, a tiny island
whose only defense was a small handful of Cuban construction workers.

 at> Also, there's no starting a war with a tiny nation with no
 at> military of its own.

President Reagan took on Grenada, offing a small handful of
Cuban construction workers in the process.

President George H.W. Bush took on Panama, a narco state which was
being run by a drug dealer with his own private army.

President George W. Bush took on Afghanistan, a tribal state run
by an army of religious fanatics.  We are still there, and it is
still being run by an army of religious fantatics.

 at> FACT CHECKING: More and more people are experts at everything due to the
 at> internet. No more need for schools or discipline. FACT CHECKING.

The internet is over-rated.  That is why we have Fidonet.

 WD>> Plus American troops are neither trained nor have the equipment to fight
 WD>> a Brousse-war on the African continent, certainly not close to the

 at> They probably got their training online.

We need cyber-warriors.  Without them, China wins by default.

--Lee

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