> >Dear Brad,
> >
> >I'm sure that there are many Americans of Russian-Slav decedent who would
> >like
> >to take a crack at helping Russia. You might not be able to get high toned
> >academics with big credentials---even though they do exist---is that what
> >Russian American relations need anyway. How about some plain, honest people
> >who are literate and numerate and could be understood by the Russians.
>
> This is what Soros was trying to fund, no?
>
> I would love to spend $40 million a year sending 10,000 (or, allowing for
> bureaucratic inefficiency, 5,000) Russian-speaking Americans of Russian
> descent to Russia each year to be useful...
>
> After spending $4 trillion preparing to defend ourselves against the
> Russians over the past fifty years, the least we could do would be to spend
> ten (or even one) percent of that on programs to make the Russians
> democratic, prosperous, and happy...
But we don't. What more proof do you need that the American political system is a sham?
I mean, it isn't even deemed necessary to concoct a *SILLY* explanation for this.
Next question about Monica, please...
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