[Peace-discuss] AWARE on candidates

[Ricky Baldwin]

Except that the invasion and occupation are very
closely related - in that the occupation was the point
of the war and the occupation is continuing the war at
what we used to call "low-intensity".

I do think we should be as accurate as possible
always, but Peter's analysis is a matter of
interpretation, not factually incorrect.  Some of us -
myself included - do believe that Dean's position is
essentially as Peter describes.  There is room for
honest disagreement, of course, and by all means let's
have it.

But it isn't at all the same as linking al-Qaeda and
Saddam Hussein, where there was in fact no link.  And
I do think the whole point of producing a pamphlet
that reviews the candidates' positions is to analyze
them based on an anti-war anti-racist agenda.  As long
as the quotes and citations are accurate, people are
always free to make up their own minds about our
interpretation.

Ricky
--- jencart <jencart at mycidco.com> wrote:
> Peter--
> 
> Glad I'm not the only person that thinks pamphlets
> going out under AWARE's name needs peer review --
> 
> As I said last week @ Farmers' Market, I still
> object to your writing that Dean "initially opposed
> the war" and then "moderated his stand on the war". 
> NOT TRUE!  Dean opposed the war from the beginning
> and NEVER backed off from that position.  His
> opinion on a peace-keeping presence now, during the
> aftermath, is a different thing.  You admitted to me
> that "now that we're there, we can't leave" is what
> he AND you meant and would be more accurate than
> "now that we've  started we can't stop"  Using the
> other quote right after your own insert re war
> implies that Dean was in favor of continuing the
> attacks once war started, which you and I agreed was
> not so.  It's kinda like Bush putting Al Queda and
> Saddam Hussein together in people's minds, right? 
> No fair
> 
> Thanks for asking for feedback.  Hope you'll act on
> my suggestions.
> 
> Jenifer C.
> 
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