[Milsurplus] Cold War Nostalgia

[J. Forster]

Agreed.

The Russians were also rational. They didn't suddenly decide to bomb
marathons or attack a drummer with a meat cleaver and post it to YouTube.

-John

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> Hi Mike
>
> Well, regardless of what one thought of the Russians, they were
> predictable
> and exerted a stabilizing force in such unstable regions as the Middle
> East. As the saying goes, it's better to deal with the devil you know than
> the devil you don't.
>
> Alas Babylon is a good read.
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>
> Sent from my Android phone
> On May 31, 2013 1:17 PM, "Mike Morrow" <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Somehow, things were more stable, more predictable then.  I miss those
>> times.  But they'll be back.  Time to read "Alas, Babylon" again.
>>
>> Mike / KK5F
>> ex SSBN-629
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