Re: [Marxism] low point

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jscotlive@xxxxxxx wrote:
  > The antiwar movement of which I spoke is the current one. Over the 
past few
> years all I've seen Louis and, come to think it, yourself, do is slag it  
> off. 
> I too have my criticisms, but I do so having worked my ass off both in the  
> US and the UK as a volunteer within it. Kind of lends credibility, wouldn't 
> you 
>  say?
>  
> Hopefully, this clears up any misunderstanding.

It is worth mentioning that the ANSWER coalition that Joe D. used to 
work with in the USA does not share his outlook. They have a prominent 
link to Iraq Veterans Against the War in connection with the Sept. 15th 
demonstration. There is nothing on the IVAW website that smacks of the 
kind of GI's = Stormtroopers analysis. Here's what you will find there:

The military is broken.

We are abusing the small population of armed service members with 
multiple deployments while using inadequate vehicles and equipment. Less 
than one half of a percent of the American population is serving in the 
active armed forces, which is the least amount in the last century. Only 
25% of the troops in Iraq are there for their first tour, while 50% are 
there on their second tour, and the remaining 25% are there three times 
or more. We continue to involuntarily extend soldiers with Stop-Loss, 
recall them repeatedly for additional service using the Individual Ready 
Reserve, and send soldiers with diagnosed medical problems into combat.

full: http://www.ivaw.org/faq

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