----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Murray" <seamus2001 at attbi.com>
> This just keeps us in the realm of explanation. Yes, the boundary
> between explanation and justification in understanding international
> relations is damn difficult to navigate and the Realists like to
> displace the latter as much as possible, but avoiding confronting all
> the contradictory justifications proffered by States as they
strategize
> to dominate their constructed opponents is totally necessary. Isn't
that
> precisely what the anti-war movement is doing fairly successfully
right
> now, challenging the drivel that passes for justification from
> B,C,R,R&W?
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oooops, nix *avoiding* in the second sentence..............