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Assi Friedman wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Aren’t we
jumping the gun? The
original post was seeking suggestions for moving forward on an
international
discussion. My suggestion was to put on the table an issue we consider
to be a
soft spot based on experience gained in a number of past missions.
Whether
those points have merit in the international scope – is yet to be seen.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">The only
point is that it should be
considered.</span></font></p>
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But we are all busy people, Assi. Considering an issue honestly and
thoroughly takes time and money, neither of which are ample for our
purposes. I expect this is why you added a couple of sentences of
rationale to your suggestion -- to argue that this is indeed an issue
that needs to be considered by this working group in an international
forum, an issue that merits the group's investment in time and energy.
I don't think it's unreasonable for the working group to ask for some
amplification of that rationale before committing to spend its
resources considering the issue.<br>
<br>
For example, you note that you raise the issue based on experience
gained in a number of past missions. By way of helping everyone
understand why the issue really does need to be considered, can you say
a few words about which missions those were and what kinds of
experiences led you to an awareness of the problem? Was anything
published on this experience?<br>
<br>
Nobody's proposing that we hash the issue out here and now, only that
we should have enough data at hand to be able to make an informed
decision on your suggestion.<br>
<br>
Scott<br>
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