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To: one_less who wrote (166407)7/18/2005 10:36:42 AM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
>> There is, or at least should be, in all cases, a combination of noble cause and economic interests that impact our policies and actions as a country.

While I agree with you here, in my observations I've noted that the noble causes are often just the icing on the cake that are quickly used by the less noble forces for marketing purposes and mass consumption...sadly, like the May flowers against harsh wind, these causes fall at the first encounter with cold hard interests.