[lbo-talk] Steve Martin versus The Passion

[Michael Dawson -PSU]

I'm quite in favor of militant advocacy of democracy via the United Nations.
On the day that becomes U.S. foreign policy, I will throw a huge party and
hug my loved ones.

Meanwhile, maybe you've swallowed a tad too much of our elite's propaganda.
Saddam ruling Saudi Arabia, armed to the teeth with nukes?  Really?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luke Weiger" <lweiger at umich.edu>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Steve Martin versus The Passion


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Dawson -PSU" <mdawson at pdx.edu>
>
> > Entertaining military troops engaged in an imperialist war is indeed a
bad
> > thing.  It's a form of collaboration with the war planners and endorsing
> > their theory of war.
>
> I think the US role in Iraq over the last 14 years has been largely
> destructive, but it's hard for me to see how a reasonable person could
> prefer no involvement.  Saddam would still rule over Iraq (and probably
> Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as well) with a host of nuclear weapons that would
> likely ensure regional dominance for some time.
>
> -- Luke
>
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