Re: The GZG Digest V2 #2328

 
 
In a message dated 2/8/05 1:32:51 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
aebrain@webone.com.au writes:

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The Asian Meltdown in the late 90's  really stuffed the RTN plans up.

Yeah, lots  of 'great ideas' (some were, some were not) expired under 
economic  realities.  Armies are expensive (but every little nation
seems to have  
one of some quality), Navies more so (a fair number of small nations
have  Coast 
Guards or token navies) and Air Forces (well, fully functional ones) are
 
only for nations with big bank accounts.  Some times other reasons 
besides 
economic are used to rationalize the decisions but in the end it's 
really about 
'Can we afford to do  this?'

Gracias,

Glenn  "warbeads"