Title: Re: [PEN-L:35785] the nature of the
war
Yesterday, I had a
conversation with a friend who's been on the left for about 55 years.
He suggested that Bush's war may actually be against the collective
interests of the ruling class, the product of a small clique within
that class.
I suggested
The problem with trying to figure this out is that nobody
can figure out why we want war so badly. What is the
objective? To distract attention from the economy
until Nov, 2004? To get control of Iraq's oil? To assert
US power? To bring democracy to the Middle East?
Certainly, the ruling
Title: re: the nature of the war
There are two aspects to the question. First, there's the ruling elite that Dan writes about (the Clump), the one that's currently led by the Bushists. But I was also talking about the ruling class, a larger group that controls the means of production
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Subject: [PEN-L:35805] Re: the nature of the war
The problem with trying to figure this out is that nobody
can figure out why we want war so badly. What is the
objective? To distract attention
What does PNAC, as in PNAC people, stand for?
Carrol
which has this moral standing.'
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From: Carrol Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [PEN-L:35810] Re: Re: Re: the nature of the war
What does PNAC, as in PNAC people, stand for?
Carrol
Having looked at the PNAC website..
Man, oh man, talk about a cabal.
Brings to mind the
Stonecutters' Song from the Simpsons:
Who controls the British crown?
Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do!
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps?
Who keeps the martians under wraps?
We do! We do!
Who
Title: the nature of the war
Yesterday, I had a conversation with a friend who's been on the left for about 55 years. He suggested that Bush's war may actually be against the collective interests of the ruling class, the product of a small clique within that class.
I suggested instead
Your friend may be correct. Business Week, which tends to reflect the
upper reaches of the other class, has not been too supportive of the war.
What may be more likely is that the old Yankee/Cowboy split is coming
unglued -- maybe reverting back to the older Rockefeller/Goldwater split?
I don't
Title: Re: the nature of the war
Yesterday, I had a
conversation with a friend who's been on the left for about 55 years.
He suggested that Bush's war may actually be against the collective
interests of the ruling class, the product of a small clique within
that class.
I suggested instead
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