>>> In any case, for U.S. citizens to talk of supporting or not supporting
>>> this or that Iraqui faction makes about as much sense as proclaiming
>>> they do or do not support the presidential ambitions of Franklin Pierce.
>>> This is the absolute height of armchair pontificating.
>>
>>Well of course I see your point.
>
>What does solidarity or internationalism mean if only those directly
>involved are allowed to have an opinion?
Everyone has, and is entitled to have, some degree of sympathy (from none to total). Only those with a place to stand should undertake to support the world, just as only those with a spot on which to place their lever should undertake to move it.
Shane Mage
"Mortals immortals, immortals mortals,
living their deaths, dying their lives"
Herakleitos of Ephesos, fr. 62