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To Pop of "Scottydog" (and all who think similarly): While I appreciate your point (i.e., that Iraq is taking all the money), I do not think that is the case at all, regardless of the politics of that war. The plain fact, as you suggest, is that it could be done. Congress would have to put its back into it, rather than spinning like a top in overdrive at each new will-o-the-wisp that surfaces on the journalistic radar screen. Money is available in the private capital markets, and the vast majority of it would have to be private money, not public money, in any case (perhaps an 80/20 ratio). The French rail system, SNCF, gets 70% of its financing from private capital, with govt. guarantees. This could be done here as well. In 1992 we (our group) incorporated the APHSR, the Atlantic and Pacific High-Speed Rail Corp., with the goal of building and operating the coast-to-coast mid-USA line from DC/Baltimore to San Francisco. We get polite letters from the politicians, but little else. If you believe this should be done, stop "bemoaning" and start contacting all the political representatives you can get hold of, locally, regionally, and nationally. The political machinery does not respond to leadership, only to a groundswell of public support and interest. Let your voice be heard. J. Snyder Chairman, APHSR 106 Ashley Drive Shepherdstown, WV 25443 USA (304) 876-3208
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