At 07:52 PM 4/3/2003, you "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>  yeah, just like we took spoil in afghanstan, and further back, japan and
>germany. can't wait for my share. B.S.

My point exactly - we've historically tended not to do that (notable
exceptions: territorial expansion), and in the last 2/3 of the
20th  Century we were even more straight, but it appears we will be
returning to the ancient custom; to paraphrase: "To the victor's companies
belong the spoils".


>-----Original Message-----
>From: bhester
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Sent: 4/3/2003 7:22 PM
>Subject: Re: Fwd: Important: Letters on the future of Iraq
>
>'Looting' by the victors is an ancient custom.  Kings & Generals got
>their
>pick of the spoils.   I guess it's the turn of the U.S. & its
>corporations.
>BOB
>
>At 04:50 PM 4/3/2003, you wrote:
> >What do you all think of this one?
> >
> >Mag
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