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Dear Frank,

While I'm not American and am decidedly globalised, I want to say that this is a brilliant response. Save the arms race, the space race, the race race for other venues.  It isn't for endurance.  I tried to think of a good way to answer, but thank you for doing it for me.

Maryanne

On Saturday, Feb 21, 2004, at 05:35 Africa/Cairo, DVeritas@xxxxxxx wrote:

> In a message dated 2/20/2004 7:08:19 PM Mountain Standard Time, drnikisahak@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Yes America used to be a world power in endurance but you have to have
> tangible results to make people believe this is still so.
>
> This is a very interesting statement.
> ??? America IS? a "world power in endurance"....
> ??? Power can not, and should not, always be measured in terms of the stronger, for often the stronger will not prevail.? Power can not, and should not, always be measured in terms of the faster, for often the faster will not prevail.
> ??? Evolution and endurance are more closely linked than "evolution and stronger" and certainly more closely linked than "evolution and faster".
> ??? There are those that say 'if it is a race, then the winner wins, everyone else loses'.
> ??? That sort of reasoning hearkens back to?the knuckle-dragging days of killing horses in order to win races.
> ??? American endurance has has the stewardship and enlightened leadership to EVOLVE beyond the truly banal pursuit of what has already been pursued and can never be caught.? In that vein, speed is part of American endurance for sure, just not the most important part.
> ??? I still maintain that someone in the UAE is doing a great job with the preparation of those horses...probably the imported talent from the USA, Australian, and other countries who?are responsible for helping foster the research and analyses of the effort.
> ??? Inserting jingoistic?posturing?when speaking about endurance racing, for the most part, produces nothing?substantive regarding horses or?those who ride them.
> ????I am not a proponent of globalization.
> ??? I like where?I live and, for the most part, how I live.
> ??? Those Americans who want to pursue?so-called "international competition" might want to consider what it is they are really pursuing.? God bless them, and (truly) "Good Luck".
> ??? We will continue to have our "moments" in the AERC regarding a variety of issues....isn't that grand?? That's exactly how it should be...an open exchange of ideas, concerns...a dialogue that stands a bit above "Who's going to drive the chase Mercedes in the morning?"
> ?????---Frank Solano
> ??????? Gering, Nebraska
> ????????#8422
> ???????? I'm always home.
> ?