. From: jos boersema . . . . . . . [...] > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... [...] Giving needed help to another nation or another city, may motivate that city to return the favor when your own nation/city is in distress. That can build a new level of security, hence when the buffers are emptied it is not even a loss, but an expansion of security. -- ,,,,,,, ,,, http://www.socialism.nl ___/_/////////_//////,. \\\\ \\\\\\\\\ \\\` The Good Feather ASCII Ribbon campaign for ```````` ` decent Usenet discourse & etiquette.