David May gives a good summary of how the alternatives are seen by many
in the UK. Going to war has actually increased support for the war -
according to the polls in the UK. But such an increase in support has
not happened in Spain. Any comments from our Spanish colleagues?
An unfinished war might be worse than the pre-war situation, but it is
probably the least worse outcome. UK troops have already ominously
indicated recognition of a Grozny/Chechnya guerrilla situation. US
decapitation policy may leave Iraq without Saddam Hussein but in a state
of enduring conflict and anarchy.
The quicker Blair resigns the better. The loss of leader of the claque
would require that the US re-appraise its policies. No point in
discussion of academic boycotts. Better for UK academics to write to
Labour MPs urging them to vote against Blair.
Ray Thomas, Faculty of Social Sciences, Open University
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David May [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 31 March 2003 07:52
> First, a quick victory of the US troops and their supporters will
> strengthen the
> US-unilatrealist-Pax-Americana-faction in the US administration and -
> from my
> point of view - negatively effect the wolrd order for many years to
> come.
>
> Second, an unfinished war with a retreat of US troops because of lack
of
> public
> support will give Sadam Husein such a propaganda victory that this in
> itself
> will negatively effect at least the middle east for many years to
come.
>
> Third, a long an awfull war with many casualties, without a clear
> US-victory
> because of an anti-US-guerrilla-war, and without Sadam Husein in a
> post-war
> Irak, will be more to my liking as far as the long term world order is
> concerned, but because of all the casualties I cannot hope for that
> outcome.
>
> So, I don't know what to choose: pestilence or cholera.
>
> By the way, I think Baruch is right in once again pointing out that an
> accademic
> boycott is counterproductive. Furthermore, what is intersting to
observe
> is the
> fact that nobody dares to call for a boycott against the hegemonic
> academic
> system while some did not hesitate to call for a boycott agaist the
less
> central
> israelian academic system.
>
> Best wishes
> David May
>
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>
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>
> David May
> AMID
> Academy for Migration Studies in Denmark
>
> Aalborg University
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