[lbo-talk] Scott McConnell: How They Get Away With It

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Mon Jul 11 08:07:28 PDT 2005


Jim Devine wrote:
>
> My cousin, Scott McConnell, wrote:
> > "....In the absence of an antiwar movement [clip]
> > the American future may be war
> > for as long as anyone can foresee."


> It's a pretty good analysis, but [clip]


> I'd also say that "war forever" doesn't work well as a prediction
> since the US power elite is facing limits of the number of soldiers
> they can recruit voluntarily and because of budgetary considerations.

It also overlooks the fact that what fuels an antiwar movement is _precisely_ war that is or seems to be endless.

Carrol



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