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To: The Philosopher who wrote (466)	3/28/1999 3:40:00 PM
From: Paul van Wijk	Respond to of 17770

csis.org Defense Secretary William Cohen said that the United States, the world's most technologically advanced nation, will be at its most vulnerable and exposed when the crisis hits because of its reliance on technology. If you were President of the USA and you are sure that your army will lose strength after 1 jan 2000 what would you do? Would you hope for the best or use your power while you can? Or better, ask yourself what the White House would do in that kind of situation. One option could be reducing enemy-strength before 2000. Is it a coincidence that both the attack on Iraq and Yugo- slavia were concentrated on reducing the capability to make war. Or is there anyone on this thread who believe that NATO is doing this for the people in Kosovo. If it were Americans in Kosovo do you really believe that NATO would use airstrikes to help them? And Rwanda? And etc.. Anyhow, the US-army has a Y2k-problem soon. And according to your own Minister of Defence bigger than any other country. So let's wake up and also start making a link to Y2k. What about the Russians stopping the Y2k-project on the nuclear weapons. What about if American-Russian relation- ship will be broken for a longer period of time. Will America hope for the best. Or will they act before? Just a few thoughts. Probably nonsense but on the other hand. Paul