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To: thames_sider who wrote (69695)	4/11/2003 11:13:20 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

I heard on Euronews last night that European countries were pooling efforts for a unified military. Quite a few countries have agreed but the UK is not in the game.

To: thames_sider who wrote (69695)	4/11/2003 11:20:24 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

I tend to agree, although I am not so sure about not wishing to have a strong military part. The problem with the NeoCon/PNAC view of the world is that it becomes a self-fulfilling paranoid prophecy. In their actual wording, not only they want to maintain US supremacy (which I can argue against but at least I understand) but they have actually stated they want to achieve this by beating down everyone else so that no one "would even aspire" to increase their position to a level that could challenge US. You don't have to have a psychology degree to see this mentality will push the world to gang up against America. ST