The War Party
It is a stunning testament to the political devolution of this country that the most effective anti-war movement in America is inside the walls of the Pentagon or buried deep in the bowels of the CIA! But that is the reality, thanks in no small part to the Dems and the Israel lobby.
I had hopes once that the Democratic Party could be reformed, that progressives could burrow back in or build their own parallel organizations (like MoveOn.org or even Left Blogistan) and eventually gain control of the party and its agenda -- much as the conservatives took over the GOP in the 1980s and '90s.
But I think we've run out of time. Events -- from 9/11 on -- have moved too fast and pushed us too far towards the clash of civilizations that most sane people dread but the neocons desperately want. The Dems are now just the cadet branch of the War Party. While the party nomenklatura is finally, after three bloody years, making dovish noises about the Iraq fiasco, I think their loyalty to Israel will almost certainly snap them back into line during the coming "debate" over war with Iran.
I hope like hell I'm wrong about this, but I don't think I am. So I guess I'll just have to accept being labeled a traitor to the cause -- or whatever the hardcore partisans are calling it. Sure, why not. They're certainly free to follow their party over the cliff (we're all going over it anyway) but I'd at least prefer to do it with my eyes open.
Problems With Your Chamberlain Story
Neville Chamberlain, and the Conservative Party he led, thought they could use Hitler against the Soviet Union. They were as foolish and prone to wishful thinking as any romantic neocon. Chamberlain's policy of appeasement was based on the belief that he could use Hitler and the fascists. Germany at the time of WW II was a heavily industrialized nation. Britain was nearly broke from right wing economic incompetence during the depression and trying to maintain an empire it couldn't afford. "Peace in our time" meant Chamberlain thought he could pit one national rival against another.
What solution is it that you think you understand?
A PIECE OF CAKE
I understand your solution .However,it isnt a new one.Nevil Chamberlain of Britain had the same idea. He went to Germany, had a 'peace talk' with Hitler.He had a name for his dream.He called it 'PEACE IN OUR TIME'.
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