[Neocon Moment Alert]
Yeah, like when we tacitly gave the Algerian military the go-ahead to suspend the elections and 10 years of civil war ensued. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
Acknowledgment of emperical existence does not signal normative agreement.
I think peacekeeping in general is often counterproductive.
Intervention is by necessity an agressive move. It may be justifiable, but it should be justifiable as an act of war not with under the veil of "making" peace. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
Peacemaking, peace enforcement or whatever it is called nowadays - "we have to make war to make peace" - is an aggressive move.
I would like to keep those two seperated. A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
