RE: Recognition of governments (was:: A Russian view of the war (April6)

["bon moun" <sherrynstan@xxxxxxx>]

Beware schematicism!

There is one enemy only in the world to focus on, given the current
political balance of power.  US imperialism.  Pretending that the "left"
is either coherent enough or strong enough to "do battle" on every front
with the bourgeoisie of every nation, etc, is delusional, and -
therefore - an obstacle to revolution.

Henry never said truer words than:  "Saddam is not insane, his record of
rule is not pretty, but it is typical of all regimes afflicted with
garrison state mentality. That mentality has been created by a century
of Western, and most recently US, imperialism.

"Americans, even liberals and radical leftists, cannot possibly
sympathize with the natural need for violence in the political struggle
of nationalists in their struggle against imperialism. They harbor a
genuine sense of repugnance for political oppression unfamiliar to their

own historical conditions. Be that as it may, only Iraqis are justified
in trying to rid Iraq of any leader not to their liking, not a foreign
power, no matter how repugnant the regime may seem to foreigners. Moral
imperialism is imperialism nonetheless."