Re: Iraq: Ways Backward Digest

2007-01-19 Thread Brian Holmes
Michael Goldhaber wrote: >I agree with most of what Brian wrote, except for his urging us to >read a two-year-supply of books. Michael, you will have noticed that I always take a keen interest in your writing, so please don't take the following as any sign of disrespect or animosity. It is

Re: Iraq: The Way Forward

2007-01-19 Thread Benjamin Geer
On 19/01/07, Michael H Goldhaber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Contras were in Nicaragua. Reagan hardly hid his political support for > them, but was eventually forced by Congress to be secretive about direct aid > to them. Yes, Nicaragua, sorry. That's just one of many examples of covert US m

Iraq: Ways Backward Digest [Goldhaber x2, Nechvatal (Behan)]

2007-01-19 Thread nettime's_two_steps_forward
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Re: Iraq: The Ways Forward

2007-01-19 Thread Brian Holmes
Michael, Benjamin - This is a really interesting non-argument. Both the sides you are arguing are correct. US foreign policy is a complex thing. It is often possible to reconcile the interests of domestically oriented politicians, expansive corporations, and military-economic strategists, in a