$98 per barrel oil

There is no reason to think we would. On the other hand Nikita Khrushchev
said, "We will bury you!"

I'm sure that Wolfgang and Thomas were taught that Khrushchev's famous
line was referring only to being buried "economically"... It is to
weep.

I understand how a defeated nation like Germany might subtly inflect
their history books to cast shadows on the victors -- it's human
nature to do so -- but for any German to cast such a positive light on
the SOVIETS (of all people!) is just amazing.

All one needs to do is study the history of the Eastern Front from
1941 to 1945 to appreciate the utter brutality and vindictiveness of
the Soviet army. Tens of thousands of German troops who surrendered
to the Soviets simply disappeared -- executed or starved to death,
without apology or remorse.

Yet somehow, 65 years later, the Warsaw Pact and NATO alliances are
seen as moral EQUALS? NATO -- the very structure that was set up to
protect Europe from similar treatment at the hands of a vengeful,
incredibly powerful, and expansionist Stalin -- is seen as nothing
more than a tool of American imperialism?

Wolfgang and Thomas are the unfortunate products of their societies --
which brings me full circle back to where I started, with the
statement: "Why did we bother?"
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"