rejecting a diktat

[Michael Eisenstadt]

Carolyn Garner wrote:

> ...No country would ever willing let foreign 
> troops on its soil.  The Serbs were given the 
> same deal right before W.W.I and they refused 
> knowing their refusal would lead to invasion
> which it did.  

Yes, the Austro-Hungarian empire gave the Serbs 
an unacceptable diktat which the Serbs rejected 
causing WW I although i dont offhand remember 
the terms

Carolyn, did John recall this from his 20th 
century world history reading? 

best

Mike








I hope the Iraqi Parl.'s vote will give some anxious moments to Bush and
company
about the Iraqi people supporting our invasion.  Bush, Cheney and
Rumsfield are just a bunch of
bullies wanting to beat up on someone they think they can win easily. 
They believe it will be
easy pickens all that nice oil,  but I wonder how easy it will be to
protect the oil fields
from sabotage?
 Anyway I hope Mike is right..manichean or no manicheans (i always
thought they ran around in
little feathers with claws on the end?)
 am listening to Janos Starker's complete bach complete suites solo
cello, recorded in the mid
60's
carolyn