I agree with Doug about Iran.  I don't think that the propaganda machine, good 
as it
is, could get support for another war unless there were an attack on the US.  
But
the denunciation of others on the list and previous squabbles from other lists 
don't
belong here.

I don't think that we have to idealize Iran to oppose opposition.  Imagine 
opposing
the Iraq invasion by explaining how good Saddam was.  Would that really help to
prevent the invasion?

On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 10:25:27AM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Nov 5, 2006, at 8:29 AM, Mark Lause wrote:
>
> > Leigh Meyers wrote, "Because the US is going to invade them, which
> > would
> > undoubtably make certain elements on this list happy because the
> > stonings
> > would stop."
> >
> > I have read absolutely nothing from anyone on this list indicating
> > support
> > for the US invasion.  Do you have anything particularly in mind or
> > do you
> > see sweeping accusations of scabbing for imperialism as
> > conversation piece?
>
> I hadn't seen this, because I've got LM on autotrash, after
> essentially booting him from lbo-talk. Meyers, that's bullshit. US
> demonization of Iran has strengthened the regime, and an invasion
> would be a horrible crime. Yuck.
>
> Doug

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