Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster

From	Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster
Date	2016-08-03 18:37 -0500
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On 8/3/2016 02:57, Bob Henson wrote:

>> I confess, I can not find a single referent pointing to a contractual
>> obligation to, at our expense, save your ass again.
>>
>>
>
> I really wouldn't expect you to - but one day America may do something
> that does not directly make a huge profit for America. Were we a major
> oil producing country run by an absolute monarchy and with a dubious
> human rights record, of course, you'd be in like a flash. And we'd be
> stupid enough to feel that we ought to turn up and help on day one.
> However, you wouldn't understand why we would do that - you would just
> expect it.


How very British--equating American lives to pounds or barrels of oil.

-- 
quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
-- Juvenal

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  Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-07-30 22:51 +0300
    Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-07-31 00:41 +0000
    Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-07-31 01:33 +0000
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        Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster J Callen <jack@sometimes.invalid> - 2016-07-31 00:25 +0100
    Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-07-30 21:38 +0000
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        Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-07-31 01:40 +0000
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        Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-07-31 20:05 +0000
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            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-01 20:18 +0000
              Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-01 23:56 +0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-02 20:39 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-03 02:10 +0300
              Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2016-08-04 15:57 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-08-04 17:06 +0000
          Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-07-31 21:23 +0000
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-01 20:01 +0000
          Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-08-01 09:19 +0100
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-01 13:10 +0200
              Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-01 16:20 -0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-01 21:46 +0200
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-02 02:48 -0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-02 13:08 +0200
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-08-02 15:21 -0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-08-02 22:47 +0300
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-02 20:42 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-08-03 09:27 +0100
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-08-02 20:42 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2016-08-03 21:24 +0000
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2016-08-04 02:03 +0200
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-01 20:21 +0000
            Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-08-01 20:42 -0500
              Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 08:26 +0100
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 16:57 -0500
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 08:57 +0100
                Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-08-03 18:37 -0500

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