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To: teevee who wrote (8103)	2/15/2007 1:39:19 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) of 15987

Agree.. but the proof is in the pudding.. We're going to give them a year's supply of fuel oil in exchange for halting their nuclear program, not dismantling it. So let's not get our hopes up.. On a different subject, just found something that absolutely TORQUES ME OFF and the American media is not discussing: The Europeans Win Some February 14, 2007: European opposition to American efforts in Iraq is expressed in many little ways. For example, American transports flying badly wounded U.S. troops back to the United States, often ask European air controllers for a more direct flight path through European air space. This is in order to get the wounded soldier or marine to the American hospital more quickly. This is particularly useful when the aircraft have been turned into a flying ECU (Emergency Care Unit), and doctors are actually treating the seriously wounded in flight. The European air controllers rarely allow the direct flight. It would mean some more work for them, but saying "no" is another way to stick it to those bastards who removed Saddam Hussein from power, and continue to fight Iraqis who want to destroy democracy in Iraq. When the American medical flight reaches American air space, air controllers are quick to give the transports the shortest possible route to its destination. Some of these medical flights are non-stop from Iraq to Texas, where there are several major military hospitals. strategypage.com The lives of wounded American soldiers is being placed at risk due to petty European politics. But no.. the US media doesn't complain about it. I'm pretty damn sure we'd permit European Medevacs to fly through US airspace with no delays were the circumstances reversed. Hawk

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