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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (149057)	10/26/2004 8:34:34 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

You said: I read Walesa's tribute back in June and thought it was a fitting peace. My relatives in urban and rural Poland (one arrives here tomorrow as a matter of fact) have distinct memories of the time, of Reagan, of Walesa, and of the Pope in his more able years. Many Poles would agree with the purpose and sentiment conveyed in Walesa's piece. This seems to state that Walesa had given Reagan his due, insofar as it was fitting, and the general sentiment of Poles. What did Walesa say?: When talking about Ronald Reagan, I have to be personal. We in Poland took him so personally. Why? Because we owe him our liberty. This can't be said often enough by people who lived under oppression for half a century, until communism fell in 1989. Now, he notes that many others played significant roles, and I do not deny that for a moment. But it is a large thing to say that Poles owe him their liberty, because of his leadership and the support that he gave dissidents. So you seem to agree that Walesa is the benchmark for giving Reagan his due, than turn around and deny that he mattered much. OK, but it still is contradictory........