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To: John Lacelle who wrote (11430)	6/10/1999 10:54:00 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 17770

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To: John Lacelle who wrote (11430)	6/10/1999 10:56:00 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 17770

John, Re: This war has cost us tens of billions and like Viet Nam before it, the US economy is going to take a dump as a result. Most economists believe that the inflationary slump of the late 1970's was a direct result of the end of the Viet Nam war. Actually, economically speaking, this Kosovo war is a godsend! Europe was badly whirlpooling into a recession.... That's why the euro kept falling to the greenback. But now, according to the Keynesian Gospel, the rebuilding of the Balkans will just galvanize corporate Europe! The BERD (ie European Bank for Reconstruction and Devlpt.) together with consortia of private/commercial banks will finance the revamping of the region through state/EU-guaranteed loans/bonds. And since corporate Europe excels in civil engineering (Bouygues, Asea Brown Boveri,...), public utilities (Vivendi, Suez-Lyonnaise,...), and telecom facilities (BT, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Nokia,...), the rebuilding of the Balkans is a perfect fit for Europe's economic champions. So, John, Vietnam is the wrong reference: think of WWII instead! Most of the post-1945 growth --the so-called Golden Sixties-- stemmed directly from the reconstruction of a devastated Europe. And don't worry: the US will have their slice of the pie also... Bechtel and GE will be allowed to join the party!

To: John Lacelle who wrote (11430)	6/10/1999 1:10:00 PM
From: Robert B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

John, Where was the economic slump after the Persian Gulf War? Is Clinton anymore drunk with power than other recent presidents? I can remember a few others that bombed or used money to solve international problems. It seems that you have problems with U.S. foreign policy in general, but are directing it at Clinton. And no, I am not a Clinton supporter. Rob

To: John Lacelle who wrote (11430)	6/10/1999 2:41:00 PM
From: truedog	Respond to of 17770

to: John Lacelle from: truedog Re: drunk John...He's drunk alright! I just can't understand the lack of intelligence on the part of the majority of the American voting public that elected him for a second time. There seems to be a collective myopia. Regards, truedog