Some of the left-wingers at the Democratic Underground are now openly rooting for Iraq to prevail if we go to war. You have see it to believe it in the latest edition of ACPOTI...

CatWoman: "I'm wrong to feel this way, and I know it. But I can't help myself -- no way do I want to see the United States succeed in this "war" with Iraq. This may sound traitorous to some. And I'll understand your flames.

But I am enraged at the thought of attacking a country for no reason at all. Well there is a reason. Maybe that's why I feel so strongly about this. The reason(s): greed -- for both oil and power.

Power corrupts.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely."

Voltaire: "I am in full agreement with you. I hate to think what it may entail, but I feel that any quick victory will make matters worse for all of us. It will simply add to the hubris we are forced to witness each and every day."

Marymarg: "I agree, Catwoman. How can we "win" an immoral, if not illegal war? Looks like a lose/lose to me."

arcane1: "the Bush cabal is an enemy of the United States of America there is no shame at all in wanting to see them fail. By feeling this way, you are showing that you are a true patriot, of that word still has any meaning at all..."

psyntist: "Why do you feel you are wrong to feel this way? It makes no sense to feel wrong about your worries about the potential outcome of this war. Afterall, there has been little to no talk about what happens the "day after" I have a firm belief that the US will win the ground war but will we succeed in anything else is a matter of much debate and very doubtful. "

Solly Mack: "Heck, my husband is military and I feel that way. We just can't keep raiding countries for their resources and call it "national security"

We're not spreading democracy...we're spreading American rule.

I don't want anyone..American or Iraqi...or anyone else...to die for Bush's "vision" of the world."

dbt: "Right on, CatWoman! No matter how the regime spins it, an attack on Iraq makes us an agressor nation. That country is no threat to anybody, much less the US."

Cujo: "I really can't blame you. The inspectors have yet to find any evidence of WMDs and Bush still says we may have to attack them. It is obvious this administration cares nothing for the American people and unfortunatley a bloody war may be what it takes to make people wake up and see this"

Schreader: "You are not wrong to feel this way This is a dirty little war for profit -- nothing more, nothing less. There isn't even a "righteous cause" to sugar-coat it (e.g., the Second World War).

We all know that the victory of American imperialism in Iraq means more swaggering arrogance from Bush & Co. And that arrogance will be directed as much against us (working people in the "homeland") as it is against the Iraqis -- perhaps more, over the longer term. The only difference is that the army Bush will use against us, our unions and our livelihood will not be solely BDU-clad. It will be multi-hued (police blue, strikebreaker gray, politician pin-stripe, etc.).

Eugene Debs was right when he said that "the defeat of 'one's own' government is the lesser evil."

Trust your instincts, Midori."

DrWeird: "If loving you is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

Hey, if a bunch of gang-bangers decide to go over to the east-side on a drive-by for no reason, this evil-DUers not going to shed a tear if they don't come back."

It's nice to see all that support for America and the troops on a popular web page for Democrats. Geeze, we might as well have been reading posts from an al-Queda message board -- I'm sure the sentiments would have been about the same.

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