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To: Stormweaver who wrote (7221)	5/8/1999 4:56:00 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

<<Sorry but this was U.S. lead as is evident in: 1. 80% sorties flown by U.S. planes. 2. > 80% of military equipment is U.S. 3. Russia came to washington to negotiate; Americans are leading the politics on this>> Your continued use of these figures means nothing. We have the worlds largest navy and the greatest air force on the planet. To my knowledge, other than Britain possibly, we are the only NATO member that has long range bombers and refueling aircraft, let alone the sheer numbers of aircraft necessary to do the job. Its not that we're taking the fight singlehanded, its that our allies simply cant compare in volume. How many fighters do you expect Holland to contribute for chrisakes? France, Britain and the US are the only nations in NATO (to my knowledge) that have aircraft carriers, and of those three, the US is the only one that has more than three (again to my knowledge). So it is only logical that the US, through sheer numerical and materiel advantage, has borne the brunt of this war. That should not be surprising since the same holds true with any UN operation. Others are always eager to hop on board for a fight, and then they all back up and leave the US standing when volunteers are called for troops... As to the Russians coming to Washington, they have also been to Bonn and Brussels to negotiate, amongst other capitals, what does that prove? Nothing. There is no puppetmaster James...