> You wrote in response to Charlie mentioning > an existential threat to Western Europe by the USSR: > > <quote> > Well, yeah, but that was pretty much decided during the Berlin airlift when > Uncle Joe made the decision that the USSR didn't want to fight. > All that followed after that showdown was just postering. > <end quote> > > If all that followed that showdown was just posturing, then nothing that > followed that showdown had any real meaning.
I understand the problem. Context doesn't travel or easily survive in these written forums. By posturing I was refering to the military deployments in Europe as an existential threat (meaning the liklihood of them being used in an invasion of Western, or Eastern, Europe). _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
