Show Cold War has new cover with reunified Germany N Wednesday September September September Sep Sep- O ON 12 the historic event of a united Germany became one step closer with the signing of the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany Foreign ministers of East and West Germany the Soviet Union France Great Britain and US U.S. Secretary of State James Baker signed the document in Moscow with an interested Mikhail Gor Gor- Gor- Gor looking on Is it significant that the document was signed in the Soviet Union and that the United States has been such sucha a strong supporter of the reunification Definitely The new Germany to some is the end of the Cold War Is it really Lets Let's consider that consider that the United States and the Soviet Union have been fighting over Germany and Germany and Europe in general since general since the Rt Russian Russian Rus Rus- s- s sian f Revolution in 1917 19 Remember also that almost all of Europe has cried freedom and broken their Communistic ties The Soviet Union is also looking for a way out of their massive massive massive mas mas- sive economic depression while the new new free free Europe is is being offered free enterprise and economic economic growth Could the Soviet Union have another plan up their sleeves or should should we we totally trust them now Could the free economy Europe offer solace to a hurting Mother Russia Think about the competition competition competition com com- petition American businesses businesses businesses busi busi- nesses have with Japan Japan has cheap heap labor and tremendous operating capi capI- tal It would be completely devastating to Americas America's economy to have another Japan in Europe Within two years all economic barriers in Europe will come down just as the Berlin Wall did one year ago This is a prime opportunity opportunity opportunity for Soviet backed businesses to clean house with the labor offered in unrestricted Europe It will vill look like free enterprise but butwill butwill butwill will smell like communism with the government keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing the profits What could be in store is isa isa a a huge economic war between between between be be- tween the new free enterprise in Europe and the economy of the United States How has the United States consistently popped out of economic jams in the past Through war sometimes sometimes some some- sometimes times world war The same goes for the Soviet Union Its It's seems hard to believe the Soviet Union will sit back and let capitalism run wild while their people are either eithe starving or waiting in inline inline inline line for a Big Mac Will the Soviet Union entertain capitalism in their own country They have r some now but the government government govern govern- ment does not condone it They are simply baiting a weak minded United States into an economic battle to the death Part art of the baitis bait baitis is a reunified Germany Dont Don't be fooled the Soviets arent aren't really making any concessions by letting Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many tie the knot again Congressional leaders have said the Soviets are no longer an enemy to the United States Americans sigh and try to believe that but can we really We have heard the Cold War is over but is it really The war has simply put on a different cover Today the historic reunification takes place Lets Let's all cheer again for- for democracy in Europe like we did a a year ago Then lets let's hope it survives I |