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To: Mani1 who wrote (176423)	10/10/2003 10:04:00 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584426

And if it was, you and I wouldn't be the persons to get informed about it. Hopefully. <g> I believe that was a foreign policy mistake that hunts us to this day. Similar issue resulted in the power of Taleban and Bin laden. I suspect there is a lot we would do differently today. As they say, hindsight is 20/20. At the time, we were a lot more worried about the Soviet threat than anything going on in the Middle East. If you recall, during the period there was a huge ordeal about Reagan selling AWACS planes to the Saudis. In the early 80s you had a pro-Soviet Yemen, the overthrow of the Shah, and a coup in Afghanistan -- all viewed as the proliferation of Communism. So, we sold them the AWACS. In fact, we considered it beneficial to us as much as to the Saudis. Today, I doubt we would quite so giving. As a side note, even though it seems I only argue with you, you and I have a lot in common, especially about our view in fiscal conservatism, racism (some call it affirmative action) and probably most other issues. I think we just disagree on foreign policy and that has to do with our life experience. Oh yes, we also disagree about Rush Limbaugh. I seem to find we have more in common than not. As to Limbaugh, I hate it for him. I wouldn't be surprised if 30 days from now we do hear a kinder, gentler Rush Limbaugh. Or maybe not. For the record, I began listening to Limbaugh with his first show (they were aired in Dallas, where I lived at the time, on Saturdays only at first). And I listened almost daily until '92. I really have moved away from commentary, however, and today pretty much just try to get unbiased news, which is itself a challenge. I think many people find him offensive, yet listen to him anyway. And this probably accounts for a sizable portion of his listenership (last week, in his NAB speech, he made reference to the fact that "half my audience hates me"...)