[Marxism] Kuwait, Taiwan, Tibet

["ameritech acoount" <stansmith44@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kuwait did belong to what is now called Iraq, just as Tibet and Taiwan both 
belonged to China. Maybe the most importance difference between Kuwait and 
Taiwan is that Kuwait did not set itself up as "Free Iraq" in opposition to 
"Communist Iraq," the way Chiang Kai-shek set up Taiwan as "Free China." Nor 
were the rulers of Kuwait those who fled Iraq after losing their 
counter-revolutionary struggle against an Iraqi socialist revolution. And 
Kuwait was not used as a means to undermine any socialist revolution in Iraq, 
the way Taiwan was used by imperialism. 

Tibet also historically belonged to China. Fred Feldman writes in an unclear 
way about Tibet, but China had a right to retake control of Tibet, particularly 
as it was being used to attack China. Whether the Chinese killed some people 
they shouldn't have, and burned some temples they shouldn't have is a side 
issue. Tarring and feathering people in the American revolution and burning 
down the homes of British supporters wasn't too cool either. Neither is car 
bombing civilians in Iraq. I don't know why Fred criticizes the Communist 
Chinese role in Tibet and not the Dalai Lama's or imperialism's.

Stan Smith
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