[Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC

[nory1 at roadrunner.com]

Many of us in the US did not vote for this administration, and are
terrified by what it is doing to our country and the rest of the world
:(
Nory

	-----------------------------------------From: "Weslake1330 via
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To: "Spridgets"
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Sent: Monday February 24 2025 3:54:49PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC

 Hi List, 
 I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it
seems within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations
here in England. It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly
assistance in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and
within striking range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the
internet about THOR). 
 I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited
the place where Neil Armstrong's famous words were first heard. That
place was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal
was received and then sent onto the USA. The place was Ascension
Island (at least one good fiction book was based on the island...). 
 I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last
b&w photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a
fighter from my squadron. About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish
concrete that arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it
was a piece of the Berlin wall. 
 The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a
safer place and maybe for a while it was. Terrorist attacks continued
around the world and in various countries and still do. So I guess
this is the present. 
 The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail. My
understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries
are a friend of the USA. Also the good countries (think of NATO
members as a starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA
does: Iran, North Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia.
However I guess Iran and North Korea actually hate the USA and would
like to nuke it and maybe one day they will try to, but not bother
with England/the UK or Europe or maybe just not have enough missiles
to try to do so. 
 The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason
they haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and
had help and support from the USA and Europe. The Ukraine might be on
their last legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both
paid a hefty price to date. 
 If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer
to help keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub
delivered) at the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked. 
 So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to
Russia. Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right.
However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North
Korea who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare
expertise (nuclear and missile technology)? Once Russia have what they
want and so does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and
is the USA less safe from rogue states than ever before? 
 Regards 

 Daniel
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