Clintie gets it right
January 2nd, 2009 From
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>I know this is not specifically a naval issue, but regardless of personal
>opinions toward Mr. Bill, I think people should tip their hat because
>Clinton had the nerve to refuse to sign the anti-land mine bill. The
>countries that supported it, like Canada and most NATO countries, all have
>one thing in common: they know their armies have almost no chance of
>confronting combat in the forseeable future. The smaller nations, of course,
>would be protected by sugar daddy in any case. The countries that opposed
>it, (Russia, China, S Korea, Japan, Iraq, Iran and Isreal) all have one
>thing in common: they can imagine a real shooting war very close to their
>borders breaking out at any time. Whether it’s for good or ill, the US is in
>the second group and not the first. To dispense with a weapon as useful as
>anti-personnel mines would have been military folly and just the sort of
>thing that Clinton’s allies on the left eat with a spoon.
>Eric Bergerud, 531 Kains Ave, Albany CA 94706, 510-525-0930