On 21 oct. 2009, at 11:49, Dennis Perrin wrote:
> JC Helary
>
>>> "What too few Americans realize—especially the president’s anti-war
>>> supporters, who accuse him of betraying liberal or 'progressive'
>>> values—is that if he accedes to General Stanley McChrystal's request
>>> for more troops in Afghanistan and intensifies the drone attacks in
>>> Pakistan, he will follow squarely in the footsteps of the great
>>> liberal statesmen he has cited as his role models.
>>
>> "Dennis Perrin wrote a book about that:"
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Mules-Democrats-Endless-War/dp/
>> 1844672654
>
> Indeed I did. Funny how so many people are now finding my, and
> Richard Seymour's, critique palatable. My mistake was to launch mine
> in the face of Obamamania. No chance. There's some movement at Verso
> to bring Mules back, but we'll see.
For people (like me) who dont have much knowledge about American history, this was a real eye opener. Plus it was fun to read. Thanks and good luck with Verso !
Jean-Christophe Helary