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To: TobagoJack who wrote (33391)	5/9/2003 7:14:46 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<<Remember the Domino Theory?>> <... that it worked, for awhile, until it didn't?> Yes. The dominoes were expected to fall - North Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia ... Now, the dominoes are expected to fall and King George II is on a roll. Ooops, North Korea says they'll nuke somebody [I suppose Seoul or Tokyo would be good candidates - they have the rockets as demonstrated], or sell some nukes or maybe do a demonstration. That made everyone think twice about the next domino after Syria falling. With China sitting next door to North Korea, I don't think it will as easy as Iraq and Syria to push North Korea over. I'm sure Hu Jintao will be using North Korea as a lever to keep the USA civilized or at least busy. Meanwhile, enjoy your gloating! G348 Q330. Vertical Limits seems a good analogy - I didn't see the film but did see some clips with somebody jumping over big chasms. I feel a little like the guy who cut his arm off when he got it stuck under a rock while climbing down a cliff. His sleeping conditions were far worse than your luxurious repose. His breakfasts not as pleasant. No leisurely swims at the beach or therapeutic reflexology during the day. No cool beer in the afternoon. It's amazing what people choose to do for fun. My Globalstar arm has gone, but I still have two legs and another arm of cash, so there's still hope. Meanwhile, it's a LOT of fun. I have scaled mountains and tumbled down crevasses, but have not yet found Nirvana. It's got to be around here somewhere. But I did find an amazing CDMA2000 phragmented photon light sabre on my adventures, with which I cut off my Globalstar arm. I'm sure it'll come in handy. Mqurice PS: I wonder if my early dire warnings of Sars and your early [when everyone thought you nuts] wearing of a mask saved you from death. Perhaps you unwittingly inhaled a lungful of air which did contain a few droplets of goop from some long-dead victim, but they were stopped by your N95 filtration. Graph here - you could have been in one of those little x counters. Message 18923197

To: TobagoJack who wrote (33391)	5/10/2003 12:00:52 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

The domino theory was that if the US let Vietnam fall into communists' hands, all other Asian would fall into communists hands. THE REVERSE HAPPENED!!! Vietnam did fell into communists' hands after kickng the ass of the US. Asians did not beamce communists. They became capitalists and went on to give westerners a run for their money in competitiveness!!! Those histporical facts, are the the reason I can see crystal clear issues such as Iraq's adventure. It is all a bunch of half backed ideas sold to ignorant people.