[lbo-talk] Kolko on the 'Lesser Evil', Part 2

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Aug 31 13:27:03 PDT 2004


Brad Mayer quoting Kolko:


>"In this [the Bush] context, it is far more likely that the nations
>allied with the U.S. in the past will be compelled to stress their own
>interests and go their own ways. THE DEMOCRATS ARE FAR LESS LIKELY TO
>CONTINUE THAT EXCEEDINLY DESIRABLE PROCESS, A PROCESS ULTIMATELY MUCH
>MORE CONDUCIVE TO PEACE IN THE WORLD.

Is that really more conducive to peace? Just read the words - nations separately pursuing their interests. Won't those interests come into conflict?

Doug



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