[Marxism] Hey, Antiwar Movement!...

[Andrew Pollack <acpollack2@xxxxxxxxx>]

ANSWER definitely got a bad rap from Ashley in the Socialist Worker  article. 
If the March national action didn't come off they can't be  blamed. In the Bay 
Area, and in the Sheehan initiative, their role from  what I can tell has been 
fine.
  As for the IVAW: I'm sure there were many factors involved, probably as  many 
as there are political viewpoints within IVAW (which I assume and  hope, are 
many). In any case, the ISO has done lots of good work with  IVAW, so I'm sure 
they'll use whatever influence they have to make them  understand the 
dialectical reinforcement that national and local  actions can have, that 
"base-building" and "foundation laying" on a  local level are complements to, 
not substitutes for, national  demonstrations. It's just a shame such 
discussions weren't possible  before a March national demo became impossible. 
  Andy
  
       
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