Michael Pugliese wrote:
> As someone to my left asks, on another list, as well, does this
>make any sense?
>
>http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/amin150705.html
>
>MRZINE: Speaking of Iraq then, there's a problem that's been posed
>again and again for opponents of the U.S. war on Iraq, even the
>best-intentioned ones.
>
>They are very frequently intimidated or silenced by the charge that
>supporting the Iraqi resistance means giving support to the most
>reactionary elements of political Islam.
>
>What advice would you give to opponents of the U.S. war on Iraq when
>they're faced with this contradiction?
>
>SAMIR AMIN: Well, I believe just exactly the opposite. It is by not
>supporting the Iraqi resistance that one is giving more chance to the
>most reactionary elements, political Islam; because as long as the
>victims of the U.S. aggression and particularly the Iraqi ones, feel
>that they are alone, that is that they are not supported, strongly
>supported by everybody in the world, including by the people of the
>United States, then that reinforces the reactionary tendencies within
>Iraq and elsewhere to say: "Look, they are always all against us.
>There is no chance of being understood and, and, therefore, we must
>fight on a radical cultural stand."
>
>I hear that every day in the Arab countries. On the other hand, if
>the support to the Iraqi resistance, as it is, is complete
>unconditional support; that is condemning and asking the U.S. to go
>home, asking for the U.S. to leave the country, that would give more
>chance to the democratic forces which do exist in Iraq and elsewhere
>in the Arab world because they would say, look, we are not alone,
>people are understanding what we are demanding, etc.
>
>So I think that one should not accept this intimidation, in fact it's
>the opposite, as I just said.
>
>
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