Sorry to be late in getting back to you, I was called away from my desk for awhile.
I am talking general principles, you are talking specific instances. I am not interested in arguing the specific merits of each action, some of which may, indeed, have been mistaken. I have discovered that is a fruitless enterprise, and besides, it is irrelevant. I think the fire bombing of Dresden was wrong, but that does not invalidate World War II, nor does it mean I cannot understand the desperation and hostility that caused it to be ordered.
It is possible for the interests of the multi- nationals to diverge from the interests of the American people, sure. It is not necessarily true, however, that the multi- nationals have a strangle hold on government policy. Decisions are influenced by many things, and sometimes they are wrong, even when well- motivated. In the fog of battle, it is hard to get everything right......... |
