On 3/26/14 12:34 PM, Marv Gandall wrote: > It is misleading to keep citing his remarks to suggest they reflect > the dominant view in what is an extremely heterogenous coalition of > anti-government forces in Syria. There are many competing political > tendencies within it, and my impression is that no single group is > hegemonic, neither the Nusra Front, ISAS, the FSA, or any of the > other lesser ones.
Here's the point. The Syrian National Council is and was not likely to be installed as the new state apparatus the way that the Shi'ites in Iraq were. There is an important class dimension that has to be taken into account. In Iraq there was a powerful Shia bourgeoisie centered in Basra that the USA could rely on. In Syria the Sunni bourgeoisie stuck with the Baathists despite the defection of one or another businessman. That is one of the main reasons they have decided to orient to the status quo there. The Syrian rebels are far too plebeian for imperialists to rely on. They have learned their lessons from Libya. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
