Comments on: All okay today http://deepblade.net/journal/2004/10/all-okay-today.html Cutting through the effects of the US empire Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Eric http://deepblade.net/journal/2004/10/all-okay-today.html/comment-page-1#comment-151 Eric Fri, 22 Oct 2004 01:22:55 +0000 http://deepblade.net/journal/2004/10/all-okay-today.html#comment-151 Yes, good interview. And I will hold John Kerry to his committment to the truth in Deep Blade Journal. One thing that troubles me though -- and I do understand the politics -- is Kerry's promise to "win" in Iraq. As I have been <a href="http://deepblade.net/journal/2004/09/edwards-in-maine.html">posting</a> for some weeks now, I'd like to know what he means by "committed to success ["winning"] in Iraq". What, we take down all opposition, run a sham election, put in a puppet government, control the oil, and place military bases in the manner the current Pentagon envisions "success"? The 10-year plan for energy idependence from the Mideast is attractive. But I'm concerned about it. I have no doubt Kerry is serious and that this is what he wants to do. It would be good, refrreshing. Global tension would ratchet down a notch. We very much need that and I am willing to give Kerry that "fresh start." But does this mean that US foreign and military policy will evolve away from oil infrastructure protection -- clearly the direction it is taking now?? Read <a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=1888">this posting</a> in TomDispatch to see what I mean. Yes, good interview. And I will hold John Kerry to his committment to the truth in Deep Blade Journal. One thing that troubles me though — and I do understand the politics — is Kerry’s promise to “win” in Iraq. As I have been posting for some weeks now, I’d like to know what he means by “committed to success ["winning"] in Iraq”. What, we take down all opposition, run a sham election, put in a puppet government, control the oil, and place military bases in the manner the current Pentagon envisions “success”?

The 10-year plan for energy idependence from the Mideast is attractive. But I’m concerned about it. I have no doubt Kerry is serious and that this is what he wants to do. It would be good, refrreshing. Global tension would ratchet down a notch. We very much need that and I am willing to give Kerry that “fresh start.”

But does this mean that US foreign and military policy will evolve away from oil infrastructure protection — clearly the direction it is taking now?? Read this posting in TomDispatch to see what I mean.

]]> By: cs http://deepblade.net/journal/2004/10/all-okay-today.html/comment-page-1#comment-150 cs Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:06:28 +0000 http://deepblade.net/journal/2004/10/all-okay-today.html#comment-150 Great pic, great nite. Bask in the glow, DB, then go read this short interview w/Kerry in Rolling Stone if you have time. I think we've got the right guy. http://tinyurl.com/3qnuw Great pic, great nite. Bask in the glow, DB, then go read this short interview w/Kerry in Rolling Stone if you have time. I think we’ve got the right guy.

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