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To: hmaly who wrote (123216)	8/29/2000 9:47:57 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570288

Harry, Going to war in Bosnia isn't my idea of major initiative. The great heroes Bush and Powell decided that intervention in Sarajevo was too risky (50,000 American lives would be lost they said), and chose instead to do nothing and let the former Olympic hosts be tortured out of existence. Draft dodger Bill Clinton came along, and helped clean the problem up with zero American deaths. But this is certainly not an accomplishment. I also doubt the people of Haiti care about gaining their freedom either, once again against the better judgement of Bush and Powell and the entire Republican party. The good thing about Bush and Powell, is that applied their timidity equally towards both black and white nations under siege. Scumbria

To: hmaly who wrote (123216)	8/29/2000 3:33:01 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1570288

OT banned submachine guns.. Actually the "Assault weapons ban", amounts to a "weapon that looks military and deadly ban". Fully automatic weapons (like submachine guns) where all ready heavily regulated. The "assault weapons" covered in the law are semi-auto weapons, they get defined as "assault weapons" because of things like bayonet lugs and flash suppressers. I'm sure the law has been quite effective at stopping the epidemic of drive by bayoneting... Tim