From:	shadowrn@*********.com (Iridios)
Subject:	[OT]RE: in defence of the devil
Date:	Fri Sep 14 06:45:01 2001

Arclight wrote:
>
> At 03:14 14.09.2001 -0700, Tim Mathena wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >Below is an article I received maybe it might open your eyes a little.
>
> <snip>
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> > > I'd like to see just one of those countries that is
> > > gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar
> > > build its own airplane. Does any other country in the
> > > world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the
> > > Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas DC10? If so, why
> > > don't they fly them? Why do all the International
> > > lines except Russia fly American planes?
>
> www.airbus.com Take a look.

Airbus is a consortium of manufacturers from several countries across
Europe. Not one. And they've only really begun to make a name for
themselves. Many American manufacturers have had the capability since
WWII since they took what they learned during war production and applied
it to civilian production.

>
> <snip>
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> > > Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded.
> > > They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless
> > > they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American
> > > dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
>
> Erm, isn't it a all-volunteer force for quite some time now?

All volunteer since the mid 70's. The draft was used during the Vietnam
conflict, and there were many people who dodged it by going to Canada
(and one by going to England, he later became President. grrr).

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Iridios