Re: [Fwd: commentary 117]

Nothing is "very unlikely" in times of systemic chaos.  Ganesh. 

Threehegemons@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/16/2003 4:50:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, tganesh@stlawu.edu writes:
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> > (1) an invasion of Iran/Syria and/or a pre-emptive attack on North Korea cannot be ruled out (for the near future) especially as election dates appear closer
> >   
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> Very Unlikely.  The US army is tapped out keeping up the occupation of Iraq--where would they find the troops for another occupation?  Imperial overstretch, as they say.
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>  (2) the fall of Bush and the rise of what?  Who is there in the US today as a 
> > progressive political alternative that will contest elections?
> >   
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> Unfortunately true.  I can see an Israel or Italy scenario where a right winger who doesn't have all that solid support gets reelected by virtue of the disorganization of opposition forces.
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> Steven Sherman