[Peace-discuss] The Feingold-McGovern-Jones delusion

[Laurie Solomon]

Hell, it is all delusional - even the peace movement and the anti-war 
activities are delusional.  It is just that different people are taking 
different drugs and having very different hallucinations and delusions.  If 
one were to be honest with oneself, the "good fight" against war based on 
notions of discussion and education of the public has proven to be a waste 
of time and delusional.  And, of course, all wars eventually end (Solomon's 
first law of militant entropy) for one reason or another prior to the start 
of a new set of wars, police actions, or other forms of battle; and those in 
the peace  and anti-war movement will claim that their efforts at 
re-educating the public and discussing the issues were a significant cause 
of the existing war's end, when in effect the cause might be such practical 
factors as dwindling resources, war weariness and exhaustion, etc.
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From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 9:17 PM
To: "peace discuss" <Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Subject: [Peace-discuss] The Feingold-McGovern-Jones delusion

> Remember the Congressional Democrats' lies during the Bush administration 
> that they couldn't stop the war - altho' they'd been given control of 
> Congress to do just that - because they didn't have 60 votes in the 
> Senate? In fact they had the 41 votes necessary to prevent the funding of 
> the war.  But instead they said they'd try to pass a "timetable" while 
> they continued to vote to fund the war.
>
> Isn't it obvious that the Feingold-McGovern-Jones timetable can be used in 
> the same way?  Congress members can vote for the bill - thus proving to 
> the growing opposition to the war that they too are against the war - and 
> then go along with the funding necessary to 'support our troops' (and our 
> administration) and to continue the killing.
>
> The Feingold-McGovern-Jones legislation is a waste of time at best, a 
> hypocritical cover for the administration's war at worst. Even if it 
> passed, the administration's vicious war policy would not even be 
> inconvenienced.  We still will be responsible for killing Pakistani 
> children and others throughout the Middle East.
>
> Tell your congressional representatives to defund the war - don't hide 
> behind a timetable.
>
> ========
> Feingold Introduces Legislation Requiring Timetable
> For Withdrawal From Afghanistan
> 4/14/2010 2:47 PM ET
> (RTTNews) -  Senator Russ Feingold, D-Wis., was joined by Representatives 
> Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and Walter Jones, R-.N.C., Wednesday in introducing 
> legislation requiring President Barack Obama to develop a flexible 
> timetable to draw down U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
>
> The legislation would require the President to provide a plan and 
> timetable for drawing down U.S. forces in Afghanistan and identify any 
> variables that could require changes to that timetable.
>
> It would also safeguard U.S. taxpayer dollars by ensuring that all U.S. 
> activity in Afghanistan is overseen by an Inspector General.
>
> While the legislation calls for a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops, 
> however, it does not set a specific date for withdrawal...
>
> http://www.rttnews.com/Content/PoliticalNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=1269392
>
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