That and the money (I suppose the two are linked), you're spending a massive amount on "defence" now sorry not to cut-paste, still accessing the net from libraries Judy Veronica Caley <vcaley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Andreas: " And now, the US is pulling out half of its troops." Yep, and my realist heart/brain says the reason is the Congressional elections coming up. This will help reelection of Republicans and might give them a chance to increase their numbers in the Senate. Veronica > [Original Message] > From: Andreas Ramos > To: Lit-Ideas > Date: 7/11/2005 1:45:34 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Why us? > > More details from the Times of India: > > The Brits will pull out 2/3rds of their troops by April (not mid-Summer). > > This is a major change. It's being compared to Spain's pullout after the Madrid Bombings > (where 190 people died). > > A week ago, Bush made a major speech where he said he would not run. The same day, 20 > highly-trained US troops died in Afghanistan. Then the London Bombings. And now, the US is > pulling out half of its troops. > > yrs, > andreas > www.andreas.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html