<html><body>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 :(<div><br></div><div>Nory<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Weslake1330 via Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net><br>To: "Spridgets"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Monday February 24 2025 3:54:49PM<br>Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC<br><br>
<div dir="ltr">Hi List,
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<div>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).</div>
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<div>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...).</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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?</div>
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<div>Regards</div>
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<div>Daniel</div>
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