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where's the original Cockburn article? On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 8:49 AM, Louis Proyect via Marxism < [email protected]> wrote: > ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** > #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. > #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. > ***************************************************************** > > This article confirms once and for all that anti-intervention has always > been selective. Patrick Cockburn says that he is okay with US air power > being used in Syria as long as it is used against ISIS *and* al-Nusra. Of > course, in the latter case it means bombing one of the more effective rebel > forces because it is "al-Qaeda". If you stop and think about it, what > distinguishes this from drone attacks taking place against Islamists all > around the world? It effectively legitimizes strikes against the Taliban as > well. Finally, it should be noted that Cockburn sounds pretty much like > Christopher Hitchens did back in 2004 or so: > > > http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/in-the-middle-east-our- > enemys-enemy-must-be-our-friend-10169984.html > > Given that there are 2.8 million Muslims in Britain, 4.1 million in > Germany and 5 million in France, al-Qaeda-type movements are bound to find > some supporters. > > What should be done? The only way of dealing with Isis, al-Qaeda and other > jihadi movements is in the countries where they flourish. The great mistake > after 9/11 was for Washington to absolve Saudi Arabia of responsibility – > though 15 of the 19 hijackers, bin Laden himself, and much of the money > spent on the operation came from Saudi Arabia – as well as Pakistan, which > had propelled bin Laden’s hosts, the Taliban, into power in Afghanistan. > > Once again al-Qaeda-type movements are not being targeted effectively > despite their many enemies. > > _________________________________________________________ > Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm > Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/ > options/marxism/acpollack2%40gmail.com _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
