Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/08

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Subject: [Leica] OT ! a naked exposure
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Sat Jan 8 12:43:00 2005
 
Jeffery Smith writes in part:

> Didn't Rome screw up like this a few thousand years ago?
> 

Jeffery, Rome fell after centuries of decadence combined with arrogance. 

The biggest factor in the decline and fall (in my opinion) being the 
decision to employ mercenaries to fight and maintain the empire. More like 
current US policy in Afghanistan than cheap goods. However, power in today's 
world is economic control of industries, etc., not land mass in western 
Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

Regards,

Greg