<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=mike_larkin2001@yahoo.com href="mailto:mike_larkin2001@yahoo.com">mike larkin</A> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>></STRONG>I'm worrying what the chances of Bush getting his U.N. resolution passed; if he does, will this implode that portion of >the peace movement that dishonestly insists that war must be multilateral, not unilateral? The propaganda offensive is >going to be fierce. Anyone have any thoughts on this?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A lot of the peace movement, especially in Europe, does believe that multilateral force can be justified, precisely because the multilateralism is more likely to indicate general social goals rather than the mere powermongering of unilateral US action.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Take the difference in size between the rallies against the Kosovo intervention and those this last weekend.  That is the size of the peace movement that honestly believes that multilateralism and other social goals can justify some military intervention.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-- Nathan Newman</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>