> What's perhaps more sad is that you feel free to > talk > like this when you don't even read posts. What part > of "registered Democrat" didn't you understand? And > I > _love_ the sort of thinking that leads you to "a > security guard is likely a Republican", by the way.
Same back at you. I regret missing that line. But my subjective impression is that you skim or ignore my posts. The diff is that in the above para I expressed regret and the word "subjective" which you do not. You riff about Russia was both pompous and ridiculous. I have as many contacts as you do, including more in the intelligence community, which seethes at W by the way. With their border disputes settled, the Russ-Chinese have declared urgent interest in making their barder as profitable/peaceful as the US Canadian. Arms are a small part of their burgeoning partnership, in which both provide what the other lacks. Again, Eurasia will not need military parity in order to be able to undermine our unipolar leadership in 21st century matters. All they need do is DECIDE they don't like unipolarity for it to END. And it has ended. Thanks to the blithering neocons. > > > > Well, his fellow officers didn't feel that way, and > they were his comrades in arms too. Also, "EVERY > SINGLE ONE OF WHICH" This is an outright lie. (incidentally, do you think > shouting makes you look _more_ rational?) The caps= shouting convention is utter nonsense. If you want to follow it, I am sorry for the shrill tone that you have interpreted and which I did not utter at this end. > Dr. Brin, by your standard Clinton also planned the > invasion of Belize. Invasion plans for pretty much > every country on earth are regularly planned in the > bowels of the Pentagon under every President. > That's > sort of what it's for. Absurd. SCORES (ooops *scores*) of special forces teams were flying in and out of Uzbekistan and Norhtern Alliance territory for a year before W said go. That's a huge investment of time and energy... ... and if YOU (shouting intended) had bothered more than skimming my own postings, you would have addressed the actual meaning about BC planned Afghanistan, instead of posting an absurd distraction. I am now ending this. My life does not need shrill shouting matches and name-calling with Gautam and John. While they are smart guys, the chances of wither side budging the other are nill. I respect them more than they probably think I do, but I no not have dittos and spare lifespan. I'll talk to conservatives who seriously want to ponder my arguments while re-evealuation. I will NOT exchange any further brickbats with Gautam and John. Questions, maybe. No more of these futility exchanges, though. I wish you all well and pray daily for Western Civilization. With cordial regards, David Brin www.davidbrin.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l