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To: Win Smith who wrote (20605)	3/4/2002 10:44:06 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The first link shows Jordan taking fairly severe losses, greater than the PLO suffered, though I don't know how accurate those figures are. There's something screwy with the figures; they say that Jordan has 17,000,000 people when it only has 4,000,000. I don't know the exact figures and relative strength. My impression was that it was a little bit like the current situation vis-a-vis Arafat on the West Bank; that is, Jordan had the military strength to defeat him but would incur a big diplomatic cost with the other Arab states to do so, therefore all the half-steps, agreements, and of course (this being Arafat) broken cease-fires and lenghthy fighting. Your article doesn't mention that Nasser rescued Arafat from destruction that time -- it was literally the last thing Nasser did before dying from a heart attack. I wonder who would rescue Arafat this time. Arafat always finds somebody.

To: Win Smith who wrote (20605)	3/5/2002 4:52:28 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi WinSmith; Thanks for the wonderful foreign policy link: onwar.com onwar.com I'm sure it's been posted here before, but I must not have noticed it. I referenced the Paraguayan war recently, here's what it looks like from this source: ... The Paraguayan people had been fanatically committed to López and the war effort, and as a result they fought to the point of dissolution. The war left Paraguay utterly prostrate; its prewar population of approximately 525,000 was reduced to about 221,000 in 1871, of which only about 28,000 were men. During the war the Paraguayans suffered not only from the enemy but also from malnutrition, disease, and the domination of López, who tortured and killed countless numbers. Argentina and Brazil annexed about 55,000 square miles (140,000 square km) of Paraguayan territory: Argentina took much of the Misiones region and part of the Chaco between the Bermejo and Pilcomayo rivers; Brazil enlarged its Mato Grosso province from annexed territory. They both demanded a large indemnity (which was never paid) and occupied Paraguay until 1876. Meanwhile, the Colorados had gained control of Uruguay, and they retained that control until 1958. ... onwar.com -- Carl