Shane is also correct in interpreting my meaning.
On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 04:18:25PM -0400, Shane Mage wrote:
> Michael Perelman writes:
>
> >The foreign policy difference between Bush & Kerry would probably be
> >that Kerry would be less likely to instigate crises, such as Haiti
> >-- maybe Venez
Michael Perelman writes:
The foreign policy difference between Bush & Kerry would probably be
that Kerry would be less likely to instigate crises, such as Haiti
-- maybe Venezuela, but faced with public pressure might react like
Bush, or even worse in order to prove that he is STRONG.
"public pres
Exactly.
On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 04:10:37PM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Michael Perelman wrote:
>
> >The foreign policy difference between Bush & Kerry would probably be
> >that Kerry would
> >be less likely to instigate crises, such as Haiti
>
> Clinton co-opted Aristide; Bush overthrew him. The
Michael Perelman wrote:
The foreign policy difference between Bush & Kerry would probably be
that Kerry would
be less likely to instigate crises, such as Haiti
Clinton co-opted Aristide; Bush overthrew him. The first sucks but
the second is worse.
Doug
The foreign policy difference between Bush & Kerry would probably be that Kerry would
be less likely to instigate crises, such as Haiti -- maybe Venezuela, but faced would
public pressure might react like Bush, or even worse in order to prove that he is
STRONG.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Depar
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Marvin Gandall wrote:
> I don't attach much credibility to what opportunistic politicians say
in
> election campaigns -- particularly in Kerry's case, where he perceives
his
> electoral fortunes, rightly or wrongly, to be dependent on adaptation
to a
> seg
Marvin Gandall wrote:
I don't attach much credibility to what opportunistic politicians say in
election campaigns -- particularly in Kerry's case, where he perceives his
electoral fortunes, rightly or wrongly, to be dependent on adaptation to a
segment of the voting population infected with a high
Louis Proyect wrote:
> (A frequent argument on behalf of Kerry is that he would have not
> invaded Iraq after 9/11. He might be an imperialist but is not a rash,
> adventuristic unilateralist. Guess what, folks. He is a rash,
> adventuristic unilateralist. He might not be a born-again Christian an
(A frequent argument on behalf of Kerry is that he would have not
invaded Iraq after 9/11. He might be an imperialist but is not a rash,
adventuristic unilateralist. Guess what, folks. He is a rash,
adventuristic unilateralist. He might not be a born-again Christian and
might favor stem-cell resear