[lbo-talk] Iraq, the left and the 'resistance' (Geras blog)

[C. G. Estabrook]

"We did wreck their country, and we therefore owe substantial reparations.  
Those monies should be administered through an international agency
(presumably, but not necessarily, the UN) not controlled by the US/UK, and
no US- or UK-based corporation should be eligible for rebuilding
contracts. US withdrawal has to be economic as well as military." --CGE

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Doug Henwood wrote:


> Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> 
> >I'm asking a question because if Iraqi democrats that Justin speaks 
> >of can't constitute the "forces" in the aforementioned sense 
> >quickly, they are goners, whatever we say or do here.
> 
> You're over three for the day, but I'll overlook that because I'm in a
> ruthlessly interrogatory mode. Say, not implausibly, that you're
> organizing an antiwar rally. Some random citizens ask you, "Well, what
> do you stand for? What should we do in Iraq?" If you answer, "Withdraw
> and let the Iraqis sort it out," it's likely they'd say, "That's a cop
> out. We wrecked their country, what should happen now?"  How would you
> respond, with the credibility of the antiwar movement on the line?
>