[Peace-discuss] Dissolute Dems

[C. G. Estabrook]

...and glancing at my list I see I left out a fundamental policy: military
bases around the world to control energy resources and the neoliberal
economy.  --CGE


On Wed, 14 Jul 2004, Morton K.Brussel wrote:

> Haven't heard from Dennis recently. The cave-in was not unexpected,
> but many hoped (which springs eternal)  they would put up a tougher
> fight somehow (myself included). Yes, it's a dismal platform. MKB
> 
> 
> On Jul 14, 2004, at 7:36 AM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> 
> > [Catching up after vacation I find the final dissolution of the 
> > Kucinich
> > movement within the Democratic party taking place in the (admittedly
> > largely irrelevant) platform discussions.  From the following it's 
> > clear
> > that the Kerry campaign got what it wanted, e.g.,
> >
> > 	--no renunciation of the policy of pre-emptive war
> > 	--no rejection of the aggressive war against Iraq
> > 	--no condemnation of the US prisons around the world
> > 	--"support for Israel" more vigorous than the Bush administration
> >  	--no willingness to change the polices (Palestinian oppression,
> > suppression of democracy in the Gulf, the rape of Iraq) that produce
> > sympathy for "terrorism"
> > 	--willingness to see terrorism (under the US definition) as
> > requiring a "war" and not as a international police matter
> > 	--willingness to have the war on terrorism play the role of the
> > late, lamented crusade against communism.
> >
> > "...what has always been John Kerry's position" -- viz., "we shouldn't 
> > be
> > in Iraq longer than we have to be, but we have to ensure that when we
> > leave Iraq, we do it in a way that doesn't leave chaos and catastrophe 
> > in
> > our wake" -- could have been said by the Nazis about Poland.  --CGE]
> >
> >
> > <http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4297365,00.html>
> >
> > 	Democrats Avoid Platform Fight Over Iraq
> > 	Saturday July 10, 2004 11:31 PM
> > 	By KEN THOMAS
> > 	Associated Press Writer
> >
> > HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - John Kerry's presidential campaign avoided a
> > platform fight Saturday by persuading activists to drop virulent 
> > language
> > about the Iraq war that would have declared the conflict a mistake from
> > the beginning...