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To: MSI who wrote (7395)	10/24/2001 11:53:01 PM
From: k.ramesh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The outdated religions of the world need the discovery channel more than democracy or capitalism or 'our way of life' 1. Look at the amazing roll of dice that our planet is. tf.tcp.com 2. We are all possibly descended from 15,000 people. Humans came close to extinction 71,000 years ago news.bbc.co.uk

To: MSI who wrote (7395)	10/25/2001 3:56:07 AM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi MSI; Even if a dysfunctional nation doesn't actually fall of its own weight, (like the USSR), or is defeated in battle (like the 3rd Reich), they still moderate over time (like China). Heck, I'm not the same person I was 20 years ago, the United States itself has change a lot, why should other countries stay fixed? The world's general trend is positive, we should never forget that. But I agree completely that we have no business keeping soldiers stationed in parts of the world that we're not at war with, and I hate seeing the factions from violent parts of the world manipulate our emotions so they can use us as a club against the neighbors that they can neither forgive nor tolerate. Of course there are conditions where we need to have soldiers stationed overseas, but I'd like to see a lot less of it. -- Carl