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From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org on behalf of Doug Henwood Sent: Fri 6/17/2005 10:04 AM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Straw in the wind: Republican base dividing on Iraq
Marvin Gandall wrote:
>Calls from his constituents have been running about 50-50, says the
>congressman, who has three military bases in his district, including Camp
>Lejeune.
Wow, that's pretty amazing. Public opinion really seems to be turning, and with this sort of leadership, it could accelerate. Is Bush promoting the flameout of right-wing politics?
Doug
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Bush is overseing a coalition that is fracturing over a policy struggle.
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Neoconservatives, Interventionist Militarists, Business Internationalists, Christian Zionists
versus
Paleoconservatives, Isolationists, Business Nationalists, Christian & Patriot Movement Populists who fear the New World Order
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Libertarians are mostly against the war, while some Business Internationalists and and increasing number of Military professionals are starting to openly object.
It's not a flameout of right-wing politics, just an internal power struggle.
But is it good for the Left?
Yes.
-Chip Berlet
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