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To: Joan Osland Graffius who wrote (206504)11/23/2002 2:27:19 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 436258
 
cluelesness of talking heads - including NYT -

Romania in particular is of strategic importance to that campaign because its Baltic Sea port is a link to the Middle East, and could supply bases from Turkey to the Persian Gulf that are used by American and British military forces. Although the country appeared an unlikely candidate a little more than a year ago — it is still struggling with corruption and the transition to a market economy — that changed after the Sept. 11 attacks.


nytimes.com

Bush Appeals to Romanians for Support on Terror Campaign - By ELISABETH BUMILLER

Romania has ports at the Black Sea several thousand miles away from the Baltic Sea but that does not hinder the New York Times to publish their nonsense -- it only reflects how much Newspapers including The New York Times can be trusted on their reporting -----



To: Joan Osland Graffius who wrote (206504)11/23/2002 2:30:00 PM
From: Terry Maloney  Respond to of 436258
 
Joan, ok, it could be higher ... as I said, I just picked the number out of the air. <g>

It'll be wherever Cheney determines the sweet spot is, I'd imagine ...