John,

I like your style ;-)

Thomas, we are giving them back, slowly, aren't we?
We realize the Europeans no longer need our help and assistance in
returning to prosperity
We've are moving on now. We have made new friends in the Middle East
recently. We are now helping them regain their prosperity. They have
generously granted us access to rebuild their airfields, and
infrastructure. Once they have achieved an appropriate level of success,
we will find new friends who want our help.


In short: The Russians are gone, the Arabs are here. And Japan and Korea
turn out to have just extended their useful life.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)