[rllngrk33]

Welcome to Free Republic!

I too lurked for a long time and don't regret joining.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Glad you're here too! Thanks for contributing to this thread.

[derllak]

I never thought I would be cheering the Russians. But damn I'm so glad this worked out for them. I was so afraid this was going to be their 9/11.
I remember back in the mid seventies, setting behind the barbed wire fence that surrounded our small com site in England, knowing the sabatours had the place marked. We knew we were one of their first targets should ww3 have erupted. That experience in the Air Force changed my world view and I changed my voter registration to Republican. Unfortuantely, not before I had voted for Jimmy Carter ... (I'm so ashamed!)