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To: Thomas M. who wrote (7865)	10/31/2001 2:30:32 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 23908

You will have to define "old" and give a reason for your definition. Nagasaki is the first example that comes to mind. Even Nagasaki was in a declared war where we were attacked first and was to an extent justified because the attack would actually save lives by making an invasion unnecessary. I wouldn't call it murder, even though it was horrible. Unless your education stopped at the G.E.D. level (possible based on your post), the "oil well" reference was obviously a metaphor. My education goes a lot beyond GED level but isn't really the issue. The oil well reference could indeed have been a metaphor but it was not obvious and I try not to read in to someone's post rather I respond to what they actually post. Even if it was a metaphor your response still doesn't answer all of my questions. The article may have been written in 1944 but you chose to either post it or respond quoting it (I don't read most of this thread any more so I missed the original post) now not in 1944. Also even in 1944 or in the recent history leading up to 1944 we did not take permanent control of oil fields with develop oil wells in foreign countries. In the 20th century US companies built wells in foreign countries a number of which where later seized by the governments of those countries. That isn't a case of the US rolling in a forcibly seizing oil wells. Tim