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I don't buy the weight he gives "a subdued yet resurgent Russia acting in a minimally supportive role" - namely I'm not sure Russia's position deserves even this quick throwaway line - but that's very different from the (hypothetical?) claim you criticized. On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 10:35 PM, Louis Proyect <l...@panix.com> wrote: On 7/3/15 8:30 PM, Joseph Catron wrote: > >> "If Putin really was the leader of the 'Axis of Resistance' ..." >> >> Who formulated this peculiar thesis you're arguing against? >> > > Phil Greaves: > > From this starting point, we must then address the specific aims of the > NATO/GCC axis as opposed to those of the Resistance axis. On the one hand, > the imperialists and their allies (clients) are consciously employing > militarism – the “vital expression” of capitalism – upon Iraq, Syria, Iran, > and all other “lesser” nations in the inevitable quest for domination to > expand their superiority and avert their imperial decay – this is the > quintessential feature of predatory imperialism. > > > http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/06/19/isis-an-expression-of-imperialism-in-iraq/ -- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað." _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
