User talk:Alrees

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You've posted good edits on 20th century East Asian history and I hope you will keep contributing. Real content is what makes Wikipedia useful.

Also, I saw your edit to the Rickover article -- it's an interesting question how much the 600-ship goal was part of a financial strategy to hurt the Soviets and how much it was more an actual shipbuilding goal. I'm inclined to believe it was the latter, having read stuff about Lehman.

Once again welcome to Wikipedia,

--A. B. 23:40, 10 June 2006 (UTC)