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As a member of Alanon I know that an enabler is a person who tries to help an alcoholic to stop drinking but by his actions only causes more drinking and more misery. It is time that we call congresspersons such as Senator Obama who have voted money for the war in Iraq enablers of that war regardless of whether they support or oppose that war. In that respect Obama is not different from that other enabler Hillary Clinton.
Unlike you, I don’t expect perfection in politicians. If you do, it’s a recipe for constant disappointment. I expect only the best that can be expected under any particular set of circumstances. There will come a time, and it will come soon, when Dems will start calling for a cutoff of funds. It happened during Vietnam. It happened during El Salvador. It will happen regarding Iraq. Your problem is you what what you want when you want it. I want it too. We shouldn’t have gotten into that mess to begin with let alone stayed as long as we have. I would vote against funding right now if I could. But then again I’m not a U.S. senator.
So let’s keep the pressure on them to get it right & eventually they will.
Ali Abunimah on Obama:
“How Obama learned to love Israel”
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6619.shtml
Interesting analysis. Overall I am left with the impression of an intentionally muddled speech aimed at winning a baseline acceptance from AIPAC without making any meaningful or newworthy statements either way. The most interesting contrast between the candidates on the Democratic side may not be their nuances in negotiating positions, but the level of interest they and committment they show to the issue. In that sense Richardson and Clinton seem to be ahead of Obama and Edwards based mostly on their past involvement.
Are you saying that Hillary Clinton’s “commitment” to a hardline pro-Israel position fully endorsed by AIPAC makes her a more impressive candidate than Obama? If so, I don’t buy it in any way. She has a longer track record on Mideast issues merely because she’s been on the national political scene longer than Obama. That doesn’t mean she brings anything to the table that he wouldn’t–except her hardline views.