Marvin Gandall wrote:
You seriously misunderstand the nature of the conflict when you state that
"the US ruling class opted for war." The US ruling class was and remains
very divided over the invasion of Iraq, over whether it served or hurt US
strategic interests. I think its closer to the truth to
Louis Proyect wrote:
> Marvin Gandall wrote:
> > Whether you think invasion/occupation versus sanctions/subversion
represents
> > only a nuance of difference or is more significant than that is a matter
of
> > judgment, of course. Certainly, you can make a case that the sanctions
cost
> > many li
Marvin Gandall wrote:
Whether you think invasion/occupation versus sanctions/subversion represents
only a nuance of difference or is more significant than that is a matter of
judgment, of course. Certainly, you can make a case that the sanctions cost
many lives -- perhaps as many or more than the i
Louis Proyect quoting the New Yorker article:
> The idea of overthrowing Saddam is not an idle fantasy-or, if it is,
> it's one that has lately occupied the minds of many American officials,
> including people close to George W. Bush. In 1998, during the period
> when Saddam was resisting the inte
The New Yorker
January 22, 2001
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
THE IRAQ FACTOR;
Will the new Bush team's old memories shape its foreign policy?
BYLINE: NICHOLAS LEMANN
Let's assume, just for argument's sake, that George W. Bush's Presidency
will have certain similarities to his father's-even that it will b
