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Posted on 05/31/2002 7:28:55 AM PDT by mondonico
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:33 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
It was a catastrophic systems failure, a catastrophic top-to-bottom failure of the systems on which we rely for safety and peace. Another way to say it: The people of the West were, the past 10 years or so, on an extended pleasure cruise, sailing blithely on smooth waters . . . through an iceberg field. We thought those in charge of the ship, commanding it and steering it and seeing to its supplies, would--could--handle any problems. We paid our fare (that is, our taxes) and assumed the crew would keep us safe. . . .
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GRRRRRR!!!!
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