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Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 15:52:30 -0400
From: hbone <hbone-AT-optonline.net>
Subject: Re: Endless War



Judy/All,

The good reports are from Televsion, mostly Administration officials, and
sympathetic Congresspersons
who have visited Iraq.  Not being tortured or murdered by Saddam is a good
thing.  Children are back in school with new textbooks that don't  glorify
Saddam.  Electrical power is said to be restored to pre-war levels and is
increasing.  The country north and south of Baghdad and Tikrete is said to
be peaceful.

Yes, it's difficult to know who to believe.  If and when the killing of
Americans and Iraquis by terrorists is stopped, there will be a chance of
peace, but two years after the last terrorist attack in the U.S. the
authorities expect more attacks.  If and when Americans believe there will
be no more attacks at home,
they can save a bundle on homeland defense, or send the bundle to Iraq, or
give more tax cuts to the wealthy.

More and more people are saying the long-term goal of Republicans is to
eliminate the social programs that began with FDR, and that  the Bush
deficits are a great way to do it.

regards,
Hugh






> Hugh,
> Where/what are the reports that there is progress in making the lives
> of Iraqis better?   last night I just read this the latest
> installment in this weblog from Baghdad:
> http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/
> Sounds as bad or worse than under the previous regime.
> judy
>
>
>
>
> >Steve/All,
> >
> >Here is a quote from a long article by Chomsky on ZNet.
> >
> >"Since the mid-1940s, Washington has regarded the Gulf as "a stupendous
> >source of strategic power, and one of the greatest material prizes in
world
> >history" - in Eisenhower's words, the "most strategically important area
of
> >the world" because of its "strategic position and resources." Control
over
> >the region and its resources remains a policy imperative.  After taking
over
> >a core oil producer, and presumably acquiring its first reliable military
> >bases at the heart of the world's major energy-producing system,
Washington
> >will doubtless be happy to establish an "Arab façade," to borrow the term
of
> >the British during their day in the sun.  Formal democracy will be fine,
but
> >only if it is of the submissive kind tolerated in Washington's
"backyard,"
> >at least if history and current practice are any guide"
> >
> >Chomsky  has a great deal to say about US ability to strike almost
anywhere
> >and any time with space-guided missiles.
> >
> >He doesn't speak of the differences between conventional war and
terrorist
> >war.  Iraq may be the counterpart of Palestine in a "Sharon Model"
> >  conflict - 50 years of mutual killings which neither side has the will
to
> >end..
> >
> >The U.S. has supported Israel for 50 years - may not have the same
> >enthusiasm for endless deaths of US  troops.
> >
> >On the cheerful side, thre are enthusiastic reports of great progress in
> >making life better for the Iraquis.
> >
> >regards,
> >Hugh.
>
>



   

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