[lbo-talk] Libya

[Carrol Cox]

It would be good that a nation fights out its internal affairs without
intervention from the U.S. and/or NATO. Every time there is an intervention,
there are leftists who wobble on this, they see complexities, they see "bad
guys" on the other side, they want to be good guys. Then the U.S. intervenes
and there follow years or decades of horror. How many Iraqis have died since
the U.S. intervened. How many have been driven into exile? How many continue
to live in misery? The U.S. got rid of that "bad guy" who ruled Iraq. Big
deal.

I very seriously think that in reference to U.S. and NATO foreign policy and
military actions leftists SHOULD NOT THINK about the complexities. They
should only think of ways to build opposition to the U.S. intervention.

Carrol

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I'm seriously interested in your understanding of this. If the US and
company didn't intervene and the uprising was completely crushed, that would
be good? Let them fight it out and if they are crushed, we anti-imperialist
leftists can at least say we truly supported their autonomy...it resulted in
defeat, but yeah spirit...hooray for giving it your all!! 

??????

Bryan

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On Mar 22, 2011, at 8:20, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:


> 
> FWIW, my own take on the events, part of a lively discussion on Louis
> Proyect's Marxmail list which has reflected the deep divide within the
> international left on this issue.
> 
> I would deny that there is a divide on the left. Anyone who approves of
U.s.
> aggression is simply not a leftist.
> 
> Carrol
> 
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