[Peace-discuss] Parties to the right of the people (II)

[Neil Parthun]

I concur with the author for the most part. I watched the speeches  
and the media discussion (what can I say, I'm a politics junkie/ 
sadist) and was amazed at the outright imperial nature of both  
speeches.  Both candidates will keep forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.  
Both want an increased military presence in the Middle East.

The specter of McCain is not a reason to vote for Obama, who is just  
as hawkish -- but hawkish in the "good war" and will only keep a  
military presence in Iraq to go after al Qaeda (or so he says).  Why  
is continued military might and presence seen as the "conventional  
wisdom" for mainstream (dare I say "liberals", Carl?  Or just  
"Faction 2", haha) politics when other options like not invading  
sovereign states and bombing the crap out of people to stop an  
insurgency are not only on the table but quite more likely to have  
success?

It was "conventional wisdom" of these politicos that got us into this  
mess, so why are they contacted at all for suggestions?

Yes, I know it is in the imperial interests of the Ruling Class to  
have such actions take place.  My question was more rhetorical than  
anything else. :)

Its not the act of seeing with our own eyes alone; its correctly  
comprehending what we see,

      Neil

  We absolutely have to refuse to attribute any kind of permanency to  
that which is simply because it is.
[angela v. davis, 1944-]

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.  
Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as  
you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with  
too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
[ralph waldo emerson, 1803-1882]

On Aug 19, 2008, at 6:23 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

This was back when supporting America’s efforts in Iraq entailed  
serious political risk.

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