Re: The Case for Supporting Bosnia Peace Plan

[Scott Marshall <Scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>2)  It is difficult to see how the U.S. could impose upon Bosnia what is
>already there.  The reality is that Bosnia will be no more nor less
>"socialist" after a year of U.S. troops than it is now.
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>3) I would suggest there will be a far better chance for socialism  there in
>a year or two than there is there now.  This is not only because socialism is
>of little use to dead bodies but because the conditions of war have
>encouraged right wing revanchist forces on all sides.

The US is in Bosnia as much to 'plant the flag' of US military might in the
region as it is on any phoney peace keeping mission. The accord was reached
with 'gun to head' in Ohio for goodness sakes. Like Somalia it's just silly
to see a peace keeping motive when the US was a key player in arming the
region and disrupting and destablaizing the preciously existing situations.

Why the change in the Clinton administration on use of troops and force.
Mainly because of the victories and growing strength of the left in Eastern
Europe and Russia. This is also a message to imperialist rivals in Germany
and the EC - "We too have interests and a stake here."

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>4)  This leads me to the contrarian notion that from time to time, while
>acting in its own interests, the U.S. can actually do something which is
>represents broader interests.

Hogwash and bull tinkle! Exactly what 'borader' interests. What a flabby
classless notion of interests.

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>Example: Haiti!  The left is in far better shape in Haiti today than before
>the U.S. intervention.  This may not fit well with our traditional views but
>it does fit the facts!
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According to whom? What a wild assertion based on what information?

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