Re: [Marxism] An Open Letter to Barack Obama on Iran

[Michael Smith <mjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:49:23 -0400
Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
 
> An Open Letter to Barack Obama on Iran
[....]
> We welcomed your stand against the war on Iraq in 2002.

Oh please. Who had ever heard of this guy in 2002? 
Well, maybe a half-dozen good-hearted zealots whom 
he immediately kicked aside as soon as he got to 
the next level. 

> We don't know, of course, whether an attack on Iran is in fact being 
> considered... But we call on you to issue a 
> public statement warning of the grave dangers that ... these 
> actions would entail, and pointing out how inappropriate and 
> undemocratic it would be

"Inappropriate"?  I'm laughing so hard I can't catch my breath. 
"Inappropriate" is a word West Side liberals use to describe 
people who say "fuck" in front of their kids. 

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