Re: Introduction

[LHDSONOMA@aol.com]

recognize the necessary tension between military people who are engaged in
downsizing and citizens who are now engaged in post-cold war base conversions
- recognize that this is a tension of two entirely different cultures which
have historically followed different procedures in line with different
objectives - consider the task to be in part a matter of cross sultural
communication and bewareof the way in which your own likes or dislikes of the
military culturemay get in the way of communication and cooperation - a
fightover the rules of procedures is less helpful than begining by
understanding the views of the other parties - study some of the work done on
conflict resolution and cross cultural communication and recognize how your
own approach helps set the stage for possible communication - if the
warringparties in the middle east can attempt to demilitarize their region
 we should be able to find ways to cooperate regarding the civilian use of
former military resources - Larry