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To: TomHighsmith who wrote (108)	4/12/2003 3:34:59 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Nothing at all, I meant it as a joke after all the childish France-bashing the past several weeks. I should have included a little smiley face. ;<) But in addition to being almost unreadable, I doubt Mill knew one end of a saber from another, much less anything about the realities of war. I don't recall the exact dates but France fought a number of limited wars with Germany in the late 1800's if my recollection of college history courses is correct. The belief that wars could always be limited and "civilized" was a main reason for the carnage of WW1 when technology surpassed military knowledge and common sense. Portents for our future? Perhaps.....