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re 1st question: (not) Interested in speculations about outside players without my requirement re 2nd question: enough with the abstractions: "political process/movement." Which side are you on? Same with ceasefire. If grassroots groups ask for it to gain time to regroup, fine. As a neutral solution foisted on them by outsiders, including activists, no. Down with Assad, down with Daesh/Nusra, victory to the Syrian people! On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Joseph Catron <[email protected]> wrote: > Interested in what? > > At this point I'm happy, and perhaps too eager, to see > any kind of political movement as an alternative to active civil war. But it > goes without saying that these kinds of activities won't *win* the bloody > war. In the absence of something resembling a ceasefire, which you > opposed the last time I saw you mention it (a while ago), their effects > can't possibly amount to much. > > That's my answer. Now here's my question: what do you think of > a political process in lieu of armed conflict? And don't tell me it's > too idealistic, because the prospect of anything good emerging from the > current impasse certainly isn't realistic. > > -- > "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen > lytlað." > _________________________________________________________ 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
