[lbo-talk] Trenchant comment from Max's blog

[R]

i wonder if the democrats have the "will" to win the fall presidential
election.  and if the american people have the "will" to get shrub out of
office, along with his fellow travelers and war mongers in the house and
senate.

at the moment, the US war effort is running on the will of shrub, rummy,
cheney, et al.  the political climate of the US has changed a lot since
vietnam; the will of the people isn't much in evidence, particularly if one
countenances the polls.  if a military draft is instituted, it will be
interesting to see if the american people develop a "will."

R

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luke Weiger" <lweiger at umich.edu>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 1:35 PM
Subject: [lbo-talk] Trenchant comment from Max's blog

Steve Kyle, an econ prof at Cornell, wrote the following:

"Iraq is just like Viet Nam in this way:

We dont have the will to do whatever it takes to 'win' because that would
mean destroying whole cities and killing tens of thousands. The other side
does have the will to do whatever it takes to get us out. So they will
prevail in the end."

http://maxspeak.org/mt/archives/000371.html#comments

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