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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (5996)	4/20/1999 8:09:00 AM
From: John F. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11051

Janko: Nothing wrong with Pro Life and NRA. Notice that the first thing Slobo did was to make sure only his boys had the guns. JFD

To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (5996)	4/20/1999 4:27:00 PM
From: MonsieurGonzo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 11051

DJ:" conversations " >I assume the conversation recorded was between two ladies, Rustbelt Democrats,definitely pro-Life and...NRA members, right ? ...all kinds of folks, saying all kinds of things, DJ. The Americans are confused, frustrated, angry - or just in denial. I imagine people everywhere are venting their emotions in various ways. There are hawks and doves and pigeons who don't give a hoot (^_^) With a commitment of 30.000+ U.S. citizens in harm's way, and 1.000+ aircraft already in the pipeline, it is normal for a democracy like this to start voicing all kinds of opinions. But in many ways, it just hasn't hit home yet. The price of petrol is like, $1.70 a gallon now out in San Francisco, but still $0.85 in Atlanta, and people notice that - the price of gas. People associate this change in the Cost of Energy with the War because "it all happened at the same time" whether or not it is cause-effect. When Clinton went to Congress with a request for US $6 billion, the Republican response was, "...you're not asking for nearly enough kapital", so the bias over here is to grow military capacity utilisation, rather than limit scale. Indeed, after the 30.000+ number was approved, a "combined 300.000+ force" number concept is now floating around in the conversation. Many American women have strong views about Kosovo, DJ. It is not so easy for us on this side of the pond to dismiss the opinions of women - they constitute the largest political voting bloc behind the President, for example - and over here, at least, they outnumber the number of men in Universities now. They are not just volunteering to help refugees - they are also the fastest-growing new group entering into military service. And yeah - lotsa folks over here feel like if there is a negotiated solution, it will be with the Russians, not Slobo. "Why isn't Russia in the EU ?" someone asked me the other day :-/ The many un-employed workers on the Continent, presenting themselves as ultra-nationalists, have for some time now advocated the forced expulsion of "surplus" Muslim workers from France, Germany, Italy. I would imagine that it would be difficult for the EU to muster a suitable ground force to fight against Muslim persecution; and quite politically difficult to accept several hundred thousand refugees. It must be particularly wrenching for european men and women of conscience to reconcile their disparate feelings of moral outrage and ethnic nationalism. If you can make it through this trial then the EU will mean more than a chocolate euro; the US will stand by the EU. But mark my words, as I said to you three weeks ago - it is difficult for us to stop this process of mobilisation / escalation once we have begun to do it; the power sleeping within the giant over here is truly awesome. God help the Slavs - or anyone else, for that matter - if these fat, vulgar Americans should actually get pissed ! -Steve