On Sat, 3 Mar 2012 18:40:50 -0500 Marv Gandall <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'd say it's because the US does not want to engage in another > reckless and futile adventure which it can neither afford > economically, militarily, or politically, and is looking for a > pretext for not doing so while not sounding like it is not doing so. It is kinda hard to believe that they'll actually start a war -- though really, the Israelis are capable of anything, and one certainly shouldn't regard it as impossible that the Lobby could drag Uncle Sugar in to back 'em up. Perhaps what the US is mostly looking for is a pretext for more sanctions, more political isolation, etc. The Cuba treatment. Any state that escapes from cliency must be punished until it returns. -- -- Michael J. Smith [email protected] http://stopmebeforeivoteagain.org http://fakesprogress.blogspot.com http://cars-suck.org _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
