Telling the Left From the Right By Frank Smyth

[s-t-t at juno.com]

Frank Smyth wrote:
> Today, Iraqi Communists, and most Iraqi leftists, firmly oppose the
> Bush administration's war plans - but not necessarily war itself.
> Unlike many of their American counterparts, Iraqi leftists offer a
> policy alternative other than a vague call for "peace." Instead of a
> unilateral U.S. invasion, Iraqi leftists want the international
> community to back an Iraqi-led military uprising against Saddam.
> Short of that, Iraqi leftists would most likely support a multilateral
> military intervention that would not only overthrow Saddam but also
> hand him over to an international tribunal that would try him on
> charges of crimes against humanity.

Dennis P. wrote:
> Do any of the non-Iraqi leftists here disagree with any or all of the
> above?

No, I'm not.  But it begs the question: Can you see the US, with the
current fanatics at the helm and presented with such an openning to
expand US hegemony, taking a backseat to the Iraqi *left*?  These are the
very forces that the US prefered Saddam to in the first place.

-- Shane

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