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O.K. Allan.
I had to take time to process the last few posts we exchanged.Maybe we had a bit of a misunderstanding on the appeasement issue.
I agree that many choices in conflict are between bad and worse. I also suppose that U.S. military dominance creates a feeling of responsibility to act when ‘humanity’ is being violated, even when innocent blood must be shed to pursue something better than the ‘worst’ imbalance. My cynicism comes from the observation that the first U.S. priority is to be self serving or focus on preservation of our imperial power. Sometimes this priority coincides with achieving something better than the ‘worst’.Most obviously WW2. In those cases it’s easy to advertise strength and moral willingness as a means to cover up our primary self serving goals. I think We also deny that strength and moral willingness could be a component of our adversaries’ motivation. Therefore, we feel justified to clothe our self preservation in the robes of justice but clothe those who dare to be different in the black robes of terror. Sometimes our endeavors have nothing to do with how the other parties fare, but only to promote our strategic or economic benefit. Also our goverment frequently fails to interevne when there is obviously good cause for the same wrong reason of self interest and self preservation and also including appeasement of lesser dominant forces.
Ultimately I believe our imperial path is not sancrosant in any way relative to how it has been done before or how another nation might have done it in our stead or will do it in the future. My idealist problem, with this is that we pave the way for war, that might be avoidable , when we deny it.

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From what you have posted Raptor, If I were in your shoes I would sell regardless of any delays you may face in finding a house in North County San Diego. The market is obviously you friend as a seller there and San Diego appears to be your friend as a buyer within two years or less. You want to live here. No brainer. Sell and lease back for a while or relocate, do whatever it takes.

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From what you have posted Raptor, If I were in your shoes I would sell regardless of any delays you may face in finding a house in North County San Diego. The market is obviously you friend as a seller there and San Diego appears to be your friend as a buyer within two years or less. You want to live here. No brainer. Sell and lease back for a while or relocate, do whatever it takes.

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From what you have posted Raptor, If I were in your shoes I would sell regardless of any delays you may face in finding a house in North County San Diego. The market is obviously you friend as a seller there and San Diego appears to be your friend as a buyer within two years or less. You want to live here. No brainer. Sell and lease back for a while or relocate, do whatever it takes.

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From what you have posted Raptor, If I were in your shoes I would sell regardless of any delays you may face in finding a house in North County San Diego. The market is obviously you friend as a seller there and San Diego appears to be your friend as a buyer within two years or less. You want to live here. No brainer. Sell and lease back for a while or relocate, do whatever it takes.

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From what you have posted Raptor, If I were in your shoes I would sell regardless of any delays you may face in finding a house in North County San Diego. The market is obviously you friend as a seller there and San Diego appears to be your friend as a buyer within two years or less. You want to live here. No brainer. Sell and lease back for a while or relocate, do whatever it takes.

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Somehow I think Bush is our collective responsibilty regardless of who we voted for or if we didn’t vote at all.I would be estatic, just to be confident that such a disaster could never happen again. Unfortuantely, I think there is a good chance we will get worse.

I think our major difference in any discusion we could have on politics is our view on the value or correctness,if you will, of the United State’s super power position in the world. I know you have serious problems with our current presentation to the world but I also feel you believe it should always be us in front. This belief on a majority scale will always lead to an “us or them” stance and war because a democracy will appease that ingrained sentiment. Not to say I am ready to capitulate to the next bully nation. My hopes are that any future threats of a new dominant society will lead to cooperative improvements in the management of the world. How that would work? I haven’t a clue.

As far as knowlege of the events and characters of history,I would be be playing catch up with you if I studied for a decade.

I tend to think my position in general would have me come up with a better opinion of Carter than you suggest you have, or at least of his aims and policies, you might have a good opinion of the man.

[NotCranky]

Somehow I think Bush is our collective responsibilty regardless of who we voted for or if we didn’t vote at all.I would be estatic, just to be confident that such a disaster could never happen again. Unfortuantely, I think there is a good chance we will get worse.

I think our major difference in any discusion we could have on politics is our view on the value or correctness,if you will, of the United State’s super power position in the world. I know you have serious problems with our current presentation to the world but I also feel you believe it should always be us in front. This belief on a majority scale will always lead to an “us or them” stance and war because a democracy will appease that ingrained sentiment. Not to say I am ready to capitulate to the next bully nation. My hopes are that any future threats of a new dominant society will lead to cooperative improvements in the management of the world. How that would work? I haven’t a clue.

As far as knowlege of the events and characters of history,I would be be playing catch up with you if I studied for a decade.

I tend to think my position in general would have me come up with a better opinion of Carter than you suggest you have, or at least of his aims and policies, you might have a good opinion of the man.

[NotCranky]

Somehow I think Bush is our collective responsibilty regardless of who we voted for or if we didn’t vote at all.I would be estatic, just to be confident that such a disaster could never happen again. Unfortuantely, I think there is a good chance we will get worse.

I think our major difference in any discusion we could have on politics is our view on the value or correctness,if you will, of the United State’s super power position in the world. I know you have serious problems with our current presentation to the world but I also feel you believe it should always be us in front. This belief on a majority scale will always lead to an “us or them” stance and war because a democracy will appease that ingrained sentiment. Not to say I am ready to capitulate to the next bully nation. My hopes are that any future threats of a new dominant society will lead to cooperative improvements in the management of the world. How that would work? I haven’t a clue.

As far as knowlege of the events and characters of history,I would be be playing catch up with you if I studied for a decade.

I tend to think my position in general would have me come up with a better opinion of Carter than you suggest you have, or at least of his aims and policies, you might have a good opinion of the man.

[NotCranky]

Somehow I think Bush is our collective responsibilty regardless of who we voted for or if we didn’t vote at all.I would be estatic, just to be confident that such a disaster could never happen again. Unfortuantely, I think there is a good chance we will get worse.

I think our major difference in any discusion we could have on politics is our view on the value or correctness,if you will, of the United State’s super power position in the world. I know you have serious problems with our current presentation to the world but I also feel you believe it should always be us in front. This belief on a majority scale will always lead to an “us or them” stance and war because a democracy will appease that ingrained sentiment. Not to say I am ready to capitulate to the next bully nation. My hopes are that any future threats of a new dominant society will lead to cooperative improvements in the management of the world. How that would work? I haven’t a clue.

As far as knowlege of the events and characters of history,I would be be playing catch up with you if I studied for a decade.

I tend to think my position in general would have me come up with a better opinion of Carter than you suggest you have, or at least of his aims and policies, you might have a good opinion of the man.

[NotCranky]

Somehow I think Bush is our collective responsibilty regardless of who we voted for or if we didn’t vote at all.I would be estatic, just to be confident that such a disaster could never happen again. Unfortuantely, I think there is a good chance we will get worse.

I think our major difference in any discusion we could have on politics is our view on the value or correctness,if you will, of the United State’s super power position in the world. I know you have serious problems with our current presentation to the world but I also feel you believe it should always be us in front. This belief on a majority scale will always lead to an “us or them” stance and war because a democracy will appease that ingrained sentiment. Not to say I am ready to capitulate to the next bully nation. My hopes are that any future threats of a new dominant society will lead to cooperative improvements in the management of the world. How that would work? I haven’t a clue.

As far as knowlege of the events and characters of history,I would be be playing catch up with you if I studied for a decade.

I tend to think my position in general would have me come up with a better opinion of Carter than you suggest you have, or at least of his aims and policies, you might have a good opinion of the man.

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Allan,
Yep it makes sense, everybody’s legacy is going to be a mixed bag with varying content. I will endeavor to learn more about the man(Reagan).If you are a fan I know,at the least he is not all bad. I guess it was time to decide who would be the super power,for better or for worse and he was pivotal in that and so was the fact that that Russia was bluffing worse than he was. Like you I think I have learned everything I need to know about the current president.
Best wishes
Rus

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Allan,
Yep it makes sense, everybody’s legacy is going to be a mixed bag with varying content. I will endeavor to learn more about the man(Reagan).If you are a fan I know,at the least he is not all bad. I guess it was time to decide who would be the super power,for better or for worse and he was pivotal in that and so was the fact that that Russia was bluffing worse than he was. Like you I think I have learned everything I need to know about the current president.
Best wishes
Rus

[NotCranky]

Allan,
Yep it makes sense, everybody’s legacy is going to be a mixed bag with varying content. I will endeavor to learn more about the man(Reagan).If you are a fan I know,at the least he is not all bad. I guess it was time to decide who would be the super power,for better or for worse and he was pivotal in that and so was the fact that that Russia was bluffing worse than he was. Like you I think I have learned everything I need to know about the current president.
Best wishes
Rus

[NotCranky]

Allan,
Yep it makes sense, everybody’s legacy is going to be a mixed bag with varying content. I will endeavor to learn more about the man(Reagan).If you are a fan I know,at the least he is not all bad. I guess it was time to decide who would be the super power,for better or for worse and he was pivotal in that and so was the fact that that Russia was bluffing worse than he was. Like you I think I have learned everything I need to know about the current president.
Best wishes
Rus

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