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For credit: Assaf Adiv Challenge online www.challenge-mag.com Syria: The moral imperative by Assaf Adiv Some left-wing spokespersons look to Syria and see Vietnam. They are terribly wrong. The moral and historic duty of any progressive person is to stand by the Syrian people's struggle for freedom and help them topple the genocidal Assad regime The US-Russian Geneva agreement on disarming Syria of chemical weapons(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24091633), signed in mid-September, has postponed the showdown with the Assad regime. As the world watches how this new collaboration between Putin and Obama works out, the real question for the Syrian people remains as before: how to end the killing. In this respect, there is still relevance to the debate that erupted on what everyone thought would be the eve of a decision by Obama to attack Assad. The voices opposing Obamas tough stance came from both right and left. From the right there was an article published by Professor Moshe Arens in(Haaretz Sep 3rd) claiming that when evil fights evil, it's best to stay away: "The sad truth is that both sides in the conflict are forces of darkness." A similar position was taken by Edward N. Luttwak, a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a respected author, who posted an op-ed in the New York Times suggesting that the American administration should let both sides in Syria shed their blood, making sure neither is strong enough to win. Full Article (http://www.challenge-mag.com/en/article__375) ____________________________________________________________ Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat storage http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/523c42e1b293a42e03b94st01vuc _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
