<html><body> <DIV>CW that it would be worse to leave - the "pitiful helpless giant" bit.  SR</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood@panix.com> > So the U.S. will just keep getting its ass kicked? That could happen, > but it will be very bad for the empire. > > > On Apr 9, 2007, at 5:35 PM, Steven L. Robinson wrote: > > > Whatever official rationalization may be used, if a Dem gets > > elected President, the Dem leadership will tell themselves (and > > their supportive base) that if they pull the US troops out of > > Iraq, they will be vulnerable because they will be accused by > > Repugs of "losing Iraq." LBJ, it must be remembered, was afraid of > > the same thing, of being accused of losing Vietnam. SR > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <CRITICAL.MONTAGES@G MAIL.COM> > > > > > > > > > > What worries me about this state of affairs is that presidents don't > > > like to see military losses land on their watch. If a Democrat > > wins in > > > '08, bet on it, an excuse will be found to keep the troops there. > > > -- > > > Yoshie > > > ___________________________________ > > > http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk > > ___________________________________ > > http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk > > ___________________________________ > http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>