The US, despite overwhelming military and economic dominance, despite all the sympathy after 9-11, despite the marked lack of sympathy for Saddam Hussein even in other Arab counties, has spectularly failed to win leadership of the world "community".
Not only has it failed to win support from Turkey in return for billions of dollars; not only has it had to bail out its closest ally. It has not even been able to persuade one of the undecided six countries to support it in an immediate attack. Even countries like Angola, Cameroun and Guinea have outwitted and evaded the pressure to follow the hegemonistic master.
If the war is over quickly there may be few immediate occasions for further points of resistance to US hegemonism. But the real fruits of victory lie not just in one battle, but in the every increasing global unity of the forces of popular progress.
Chris Burford London
