Re: [Marxism] Obama and McCain proposals for "concert" or "league" of democracies to back US wars

[John <johnedmundson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 08:56 +0100, gary.maclennan@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > The problem with metaphors like wine and bottles is that they may guide
> > thinking along too narrow a focus.  The fact that the bottle is a different
> > one may turn out to be important.  I noticed in this context that Chomsky
> > in  a recent interview argues that McCain is the more dangerous option than
> > Obama. Is that simply because of his personality or because he is closer to
> > a more militaristic wing of the ruling class?

There's a part of me that actually considers Obama much more dangerous
than McCain in the long term. McCain may (but there's certainly no
certainty in this) act more in accord with the "more militaristic wing
of the ruling class" but he's unlikely to bring about a major shift in
international support for the US. Obama on the other hand seems to have
become an international darling and, given that his foreign policy
(Afghanistan and Israel in particular) seem as hawkish as, but just more
politically astute than, McCain's, I'm inclined to think a McCain
victory might be less damaging internationally than a win by Obama. I
don't claim any expertise in this, it's just a feeling I've got from
where I sit in a minor Imperialist state a long way from the USA.
Cheers,
John


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