OBAMA-an Analysis by Larry Holmes, Workers World Party, May 28, 2008
A few quotes from Mr. Holmes analysis. For the full report click here.
“Many if not most of Obama’s foreign policy advisors are veterans of Bill Clinton’s presidency but, despite that fact, so far as the masses see the war, while Rodham Clinton seems to be for change, Obama sees to represent more change. The catchword here is “seems”. In fact Rodham Clinton, McCain and Obama have all pledged to continue the occupation of Iraq after the elections. They have all also vowed to intensify the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan, attack Iran “if necessary” support Israel to the hilt and continue the blockade of Cuba.”
“The masses did not launch Obama’s presidential campaign-a section of the ruling class and its political operatives did. Some in the ruling class got behind Obama merely to advance their faction fight against the Clintons inside the Democratic Party. And yes, some of those opposed to Clinton are misogynist, plain and simple. But others in the ruling class have rallied behind Obama because they view him as better suited than Clinton or McCain to deal with a central crisis of U.S. imperialism. They need to find a way to halt the rapid deterioration of its position as the world’s dominant economic and military power.”
“The foreign debate among the candidates seems to have been reduced to whether or not U.S. imperialism should talk to its enemies with Obama advocating the talk instead of–or in addition to–a war policy.”
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Thanks for posting this, along with the links to the full article.
What would folks on this blog think about inviting Larry Holmes to come to Hartford and speak. Not a big event but whatever size group of people would get together to hear him. And presumably a small enough group so that there would be plenty of opportunities for questions and discussion.
I could dig Larry Holmes coming to Hartford. What does other people think.
Yeah. I don’t have many skills or anything, but I’m out of school and unemployed so I have plenty of time. If people want to see it happen and to start planning, sure.
All of Obama’s accommodating has been towards his critics and enemies. e.g.the Reverand Wright distancing, and Obama’s withdrawal from Trinty Church. He’s made no course corrections to satifiy anyone to the left of him, only those to the right. This strategy is likely to lose him some support from the left while gaining him no support from the right and muddles his message and dulls any cutting edge which it might ever have had. While much younger than the other fossils in the US Senate his running to the middle has aged his message beyond repair?
Bring Larry to town as long as I don’t have to peel too many bills off my meager roll.
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