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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (4942)	5/7/2004 12:51:11 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Excellent article! I have been grappling with this question, too. <<< ... The next election is not taking the shape of a referendum on the American empire, but rather a contest in management skills. Kerry claims he would be a better steward of the empire. He would be better at pacifying Iraq, better at forcing U.S. solutions on the Middle East, better at getting the world to submit to U.S. will. Perhaps he would. But ought we help him? What is our stake in improving the quality of management of the empire? Many of us do have a stake and that may be the problem. The "anything but Bush" argument today is self-interest masquerading as high-mindedness. When one says that anyone is better than Bush, what is left unsaid is that we, too, have a stake in the success of U.S. world domination. Bush's mismanagement is a threat to us because it threatens to bring down the empire, and with it the relatively sheltered lifestyle of those who manage to live well inside the beast. But can we honestly say that a better managed American imperialism makes the world a better place for others, too? ... >>> yellowtimes.org Tom