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On 6/16/14 8:22 PM, Louis Proyect via Marxism wrote:
Obama was guided by Kissinger's dictum that America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests?
If so, he's come a long way, particularly for a Democrat. But events seem to be moving rather fast. It's a not uncommon problem to create a monster and find to your dismay that it has turned. Particularly for imperial powers. Of course I'm chortling snidely at this latest development. In a sense it's starting to look like a replay of the Iran-Iraq war -- the oil sheikhs bankrolled that one too, as I recall. They seem to be feeling their oats a bit more these days, however, and are clearly less concerned with what Uncle might think. Hard to say where this one is going to go. Wouldn't it be lovely if Uncle finally threw Israel under the bus? That would please the sheikhs *and* the ayatollahs, though the latter would be the bigger winners, I'd think. Greater Syria! I know, I know -- unlikely, but a guy can dream, can't he? I wonder what the Turks are thinking. They contributed to the creation of this monster, and they may now get a breakaway Kurdistan on their border for their pains. No good deed goes unpunished, as the man said. They must be shitting bricks in Amman. Jordan as the new Belgium. What role will the Russkis play? Now *there*, if you please, is a delightful topic of revery. I think we can be sure they won't be passive. What delights me most is that all the weisenheimers' settled certainties are now called into question. Once again we are reminded that history is not over. I know, I'm getting over-excited. Time for a cold shower. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
