elt@astrovax.UUCP (12/10/83)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "Therefore it will be a cold day in hell before >the Russians will ever think about wasting that >many lives (or even more) by starting a European >conflict. And they know damn well that they won't >gain a bit neither by invading Western Europe nor >by using their nukes against it." > Piet Beertema --------------------------------------------------------------------------- How unfortunate that the various peoples and governments of the past did not have the foresight, rationality, and humanity that Beertema ascribes to the Soviets. Think of all the nasty and unprofitable wars we could have avoided. Pick your favorite: WWI, Thirty Years War, etc. Is there a generally accepted net symbol analogous to :-) for humor that indicates sarcasm that I have missed or is this guy serious? Ed Turner astrovax!elt