"James A. Donald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> When it came to the part of the war that was purely a public good,
> conquering the German and Japanese homelands, America did indeed bear
> almost the whole burden, but when it came to defending Australia
> against the Japanese, the Australians bore
Steve Furlong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> [1] The defensive aspect here is to allow the attackers to attack from
>> distance beyond the reach of the other side's active defenses, thus not
>> risking anything more than a piece of overpriced electronics.
>
> If some asshole is coming at you wit