[Peace-discuss] They could end the war, but they won't

[Chas. 'Mark' Bee]

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From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at uiuc.edu>
To: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 9:40 PM
Subject: [Peace-discuss] They could end the war, but they won't


> [Here's how the Democrats, in control of both houses of Congress, could end 
> the war even though they lack a veto-proof majority. But since they are well 
> to the right of the US populace and in thrall to the elite interests that 
> dictate the "bipartisan" US foreign policy -- notably the insistence on 
> control of Mideast energy resources -- they will do nothing that will 
> substantially interfere with the war, however much they carp at Bush et 
> al. --CGE]

rofl  First, lobbying reform is 'betraying the American people', but then 
they're 'in thrall to elite interests'.

  See how this works, folks?  ;)