Re: Three Space What-ifs, a common theme



Scott Hedrick wrote:
As a response to an act of war by the controlling authority. You forgot to mention that.

Perceived act of war; many think the explosion on the U.S.S. Maine was either accidental or done by Cuban separatists trying to lure us into a war with Spain.
The Spanish would certainly have nothing to gain by starting a war with a vastly superior naval power.
On the other hand, Hearst's yellow press had a great deal to gain by having a nice little war to write about and sell newspapers with, much in the way Murdoch's yellow press did with Iraq.

Pat
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