Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Regarding Lowell&#39;s comments<br/>
Date: Sep 15, 2003 @ 23:06<br/>
Author: Lowell G. McManus (&quot;Lowell G. McManus&quot; &lt;mcmanus71496@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-101985705">Arif wrote:<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; To me, the best indicator of a country is what a<br/>
&gt; reasonable discussion between us geographers identify<br/>
&gt; a country as a country.  Though truthfully, us border<br/>
&gt; freaks might end up increasing the number of countries<br/>
&gt; in search of extra enclaves and tripoints.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>The first sentence is very well put!  This is exactly what I meant when I wrote<br/>
that we know them when we see them.  The second sentence is prophetic of the<br/>
current dilemma concerning Western Sahara and even some entirely premature<br/>
thoughts of Palestine.<br/>
<br/>
Lowell G. McManus<br/>
Leesville, Louisiana, USA</div>