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To: jbe who wrote (56428)	9/29/1999 5:17:00 PM
From: Michael M	Respond to of 108807

Joan, agree with you that Bush was not a scholar in the area of international affairs (perhaps "W" learned everything he knows at his dad's knee!). I believe he understood the importance of foreign relations, I believe he understood America's role in the world (at the time), I believe he had competent counsel and listened to it and, as noted earlier, I believe he acted honorably and brilliantly as a foreign affairs leader in the Gulf War. Frankly, I think I prefer a competent man (with the best of advisors) as president vs. a scholar. I fear the scholar may be less well equipped to act and accept compromise -- not to mention a possible reluctance to take advice from other experts with differing views. Finally, in spite of all the jokes we make, I would give eight years as Veep some weight on the resume. I don't think Bush was bogged down by OJT after his election. None of this meant to disparage Bradley or your view of his qualifications. I will probably support the Republican unless Buchanan or Powell get the nod, but, IMO, Bradley makes Gore look like a lightweight. ***** Yeltsin always been a bit hard to figure for me. Does he really benefit from support of the west or does the west support him because he has the control? I remember well, the crisis in Oct '93. As luck would have it, I was in a smallish Eastern European city watching the live CNN coverage. You could almost hear a pin drop until the episode wound down. You could almost feel the nominally "former communist" security forces mulling over the possibilities. Not the most comfortable atmosphere. May have felt different elsewhere. I have no idea what will happen in Chechnya, but suspect it won't be very good for the natives. Later - Mike

To: jbe who wrote (56428)	9/29/1999 10:28:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

The interrogation continues... You mentioned that 500,000 Chechens left Chechnya after the last round of fighting, and that roughly 100,000 were in Moscow. Also that around 300,000 are left in Chechnya. A few questions, revealing my ignorance: About how many non-Chechens are in Chechnya? What ethnic groups are represented? Any in large enough numbers to become a new majority? Have there been outmigrations of substance before '94-'95? About how many total Chechens live outside Chechnya? Are there major concentrations of refugees outside Moscow? Where? Are the Chechen refugees inclined to any degree to assimilate, or do they just want to go home? The Chechens in Moscow would appear to be in a pretty bad situation. The Muscovites certainly don't want them there. And if the Russian government wants a Chechnya without Chechens, one wonders what the alternatives are... If we keep this up long enough, I may even be able to form an opinion....