It's official: No military action against Iraq (beyond the usual perpetualbombing)

[Max Sawicky]

. . .  All true, but anyone who thinks the war in Afghanistan is over isn't 
> looking. Where are those alleged 800 dead a-Q/T fighters from Operation 
> Anaconda? I believe the confirmed deaths are aboyt 12, to eight 
> US, which, 
> if appriximately accurate, means that the a-Q/T forces won a decisive, 
> indeed a stunning victory against overwhelming odds. Remember, 
> the last army 
> to defeat the Afghans was Alexander the Great's, and they allowed 
> open gays 
> in the military.

I suspect you are right about the dimensions of the U.S. victory
being overstated, possibly to grandiose proportions, but this
doesn't mean there is still not enough residual bluster and
overconfidence to propel the U.S. into Iraq.

I meant to report there was a good Democracy Now program
on yesterday -- guests were Ramsey Clark and James Woolsey,
but the best part was the debate between Woolsey and a caller
from the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, or something
like that, named Ibish Hussein (sp?).  He took Woolsey apart
pretty well.  Clark has clearly done goofy things but he held up
his end well enough.

The best part was Woolsey citing C. Hitchens in the Nation and
Tod Gitlin in Mother Jones as support for his position.

mbs