[Peace-discuss] Membership, AWARE endorsement

[C. G. Estabrook]

The civil war was about slavery.

We know no more about Obama's motives than we know about Clinton's or
Bush's.  I do know what he's said, and what his bill provides for.  Once
you see what he's actually proposed -- on Iran, on Iraq, on Israel --
it's easy to see that his is not an anti-war position.  --CGE


Bob Illyes wrote:
> You become a member of AWARE by attending meetings, Barbara. There is
> no litmus test. However, you cannot speak for AWARE without consensus
> from a Sunday meeting regarding your text. This rule applies to Bob,
> to Carl, and to all of us.
> 
> Carl and Bob can, of course, speak as members of AWARE, but they must
>  not imply or state that their opinions are those of AWARE without 
> consensus. We are way too diverse a group.
> 
> I personally disagree with much of Carl's point five, such as the 
> "long-term US policy in the region -- control of the region's energy
> resources" and his implication that he knows Obama's motives. I think
> that our motivations in invading Iraq are borderline incoherent, and
> saying that it is about oil is like saying that the Civil War was
> about slavery. There were many reasons for each.
> 
> Bob
> 
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