? Well... I'm not sure I understand your remark, either... I was aware that Duncan posed me a question. However, it seemed to me based on the nature of the question that he probably was considering that military people would be so-called "experts" in 'foreign affairs'. I evidently rejected that notion since the military are rather experts in *"war affairs" and matters of national security*!
But, to render my response more complete I'd call and consider professional diplomats acceptable 'experts' to deal with foreign affairs. These individuals are trained to deal with such issues. Marcus On Sun, 14 Apr 2002 11:37:42 Bill Potts wrote: >I'm not sure I understand your response to Duncan. > >He posed the matter as a question, not a statement. Did you miss the >question mark? > >Bill Potts, CMS >Roseville, CA >http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >> Behalf Of Ma Be >> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 07:46 >> To: U.S. Metric Association >> Subject: [USMA:19439] Re: Hey, a new idea! >> >> >> On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:49:32 >> Duncan Bath wrote: >> ... >> >So, a country's foreign affairs should be dictated by the [military] >> >experts? >> >It does happen, but it's ugly. >> >Duncan >> >... >> ??? I'm sorry, my friend, but this would be absurd! Are you >> assuming that foreign affairs should always be dealt with from a >> *military* perspective? Good grief! On the contrary, >> relationships between nations should be handled peacefully and >> diplomatically. Assuming beligerant posture towards that is IMHO >> highly inappropriate. Foreign relationships are NOT "war >> zones/battles" in which one country is placed *against* the other >> in bloody combat. Besides, this should actually be the very, >> VERY last resort, AND evidently this would NOT constitute any >> relationship at all once that stage is reached. >> >> Marcus >> >> >> Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably >> Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. >> Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com >> >> > > Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
