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A crude and jingoistic appeal to patriotism is the last refuge of the pro-war scoundrels as we approach the Australian parliamentary debate on the war in Afghanistan. An Australian government sent troops to Afghanistan in October 2001 but it is only nine years later that Parliament is going to discuss this act of war. Is this how our so-called democracy works? Troops sent to wage wars on an impoverished, already war-devastated and traumatised country far away without a discussion in the Parliament, let alone a vote. More: http://peterb1953.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/afghanistan-debate-and-the-last-refuge-of-scoundrels/ ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
