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To: James R. Barrett who wrote (513)	3/28/1999 8:53:00 PM
From: David Holden	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

The lines are being drawn again - A little history to shed some light...... World war I started in the Balkans all because an Archduke was assassinated. So how did it lead to a world war? It happened like this, now I dont have a history book in front of me but I am a history major so I will give you the detail as best as I can remember. AFter the assassination of an Austrian duke in some small baltic state, Austria and this small baltic state were at odds. ( Austria thought it was a conspiracy and wanted answers. This small baltic state (I cant remember which one) didn't have any conspiracy planned and so they had no answer to give, Austria didn't believe them). Austria was going to invade this small country. However Russia came to the rescue and backed this small country. So then Germany came to the aid of Austria and backed them. Then Britian came to the aid or Russia and that small baltic state.... Anyway to make a long story short we ended up with two sides and roughly four to five countries on each sides. So now Austria and this small baltic state go to war. And guess what happens? All these enteracting treaties or alliances come into play And now Russia goes to war to back the baltic state and germany goes to war to back Austria and so on.... and we end up with a world war all because one guy got assassinated. TODAY... We have Nato on one side and now Russia says it may back Serbia. The lines are being drawn again and we are here why? To solve some racial issues that have been ongoing for hundreds of years. We are risking war. And as cold as this may sound I dont want to fight for them. Yes , people are being murdered and killed based on race ,but if you look back on history thats what has been going on since the beginning. MIGHT MAKES RIGHT in this world as evil or cruel as that may seem its how things work. And American soldiers are going to die. A few bombs aren't going to solve anything in the long run. Soon as we leave things will go back to the way they were we saw it Bosnia and that one African country Sommalia (spelling?) LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION IF YOU STILL THINK WE SOULD BE OVER THERE. WOULD you DIE FOR THEM? If you wouldn't die for them, then dont risk someone's Dad or brother. I would fight and die for my God,my country, my family, and my friends in that order. I do not see Serbia as a danger to US interest yet. And therefore do not think we should be over there. WE are creating a situation that could explode and kill alot more people and the policies we are using are flawed. Time will tell however history warned! Thanks David