Thomas, I know you've grown up in a different, more cocooned reality,
so I'm prepared to forgive your ignorance of how the world really works

Ah. And YOU know how the world works? Do you even have a passport and have
you ever used it?
Your knowledge is based on your minor [1] in history, eh?

Yes, yes, and yes.

When one lives and is an active economic and political participant in
the most powerful country on earth -- the most powerful country the
world has ever known -- it behooves one to read, experience, and
comprehend how the world works.

Don't take this personally, because it's not meant that way, but when
you live in a post-war, second-rate welfare state, as you and Thomas
do, there is simply no way for you read, experience or comprehend how
the world really works -- because you're living in a cocooned
cradle-to-grave existence that simply does not work (and cannot exist)
WITHOUT the United States taxpayer paying for your defense, both now
and in the past.

Do the math.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"