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To: Neocon who wrote (103253)	6/28/2003 8:44:03 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

If it were the thirties The UK politicians were not dumb enough to pre-empt a war that we could have easily lost several times over. The population in both our countries (UK & USA) were essentially pacifist. Very much like today. The population was essentially "on board" when that war was eventually fought.

To: Neocon who wrote (103253)	6/28/2003 9:05:58 AM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

If it were the thirties.... As de Tocqueville pointed out, L'histoire est une galerie de tableaux où il y a peu d'originaux et beaucoup de copies.

To: Neocon who wrote (103253)	6/28/2003 11:50:25 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, during the 1930's, that's exactly what some people were saying, and more. People will talk, you know. There's no stopping them. Some of the most monumentally stupid comments I've ever read in the historial record were spoken at Senatorial hearings and Congressional hearings on "what went wrong," most of them out of the mouths of actual Senators and Representatives. As you know, I am interested in the history of the Great Depression. Members of Congress know about as much about economics as they know about foreign events. Particularly pernicious cases of "male answer syndrome," if you ask me.