There were in some ways stronger partisan divisions over the last war but the military and diplomatic establishment was far less in opposition-- the massive bad-mouthing of the campaign to journalists is just one example. And of course, the international establishment is far more opposed to this war than the last.
-- Nathan Newman
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Perrin" <dperrin at comcast.net> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:44 AM Subject: Re: Antiwar Protest Largest Since '60s
> Actually, I think this war is eminently stoppable. There are intense
> divisions in the establishment over this war, largely because it's so
likely
> to be a complete disaster even on its own terms. (See James Fallows in
this
> month's Atlantic). And a large show of antiwar energy feeds the
> calculations of the politicos in the White House -- read Karl Rover et
> al. -- that this war is ultimately a loser for Bush.
> -- Nathan Newman
There were elite divisions before the last Gulf War -- bigger ones, if memory serves. And there were IAC rallies and non-IAC rallies, and so on; then, in Jan '91, war. Elite splits are nothing new, especially if the US military is being used.
I did read the Fallows piece, and agree with him that the various end results are not pretty.
DP