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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 

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,DECEMB] #b#b1 #b#a#h1 ,V]MONT -,AS AN ,AM]ICAN1 AS A ,V]MONT]1 & AS A ,LABOR LEAD] ,I HAVE M>*$ MANY TIMES AGA9/ ,U,S LEAD W>S4 .<#a.> ,H[EV]1 ,I DO NOT OPPOSE W>S & ,U,S MILIT>Y ACTION BECAUSE ,I ASS]T W> AS ALWAYS UNJU/ & ALWAYS UNNECESS>Y4  ,I AM NOT PHILOSOPHICALLY A ,KANTIAN2 ?IS IS NOT A MORAL IMP]ATIVE = ME4  ,I AM ALSO NO LIB]AL4  ,IF TRU? BE TOLD IT WAS ONLY ?R\< W> & >M$ CONFLICT ?AT ,V]MONT & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BECAME REPUBLICS FREE FROM ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE4 ,& LIKE ! ,U,S1 ,IREL& W\LD /ILL BE AN EXPLOIT$ \TPO/ 9 ! SAME EMPIRE IF IT W]E NOT = ! =CE ( >MS DEMON/RAT$ BY ! ,I,R,A4 ,CUBA1 TODAY1 )\T !IR VICTORI\S #aiei REVOLUTION1 LIKEWISE W\LD REMA9 AN ECONOMIC COLONY ( ,AM]ICA4  ,& FUR!R1 IT WAS ONLY ?R\< ! ,ALLI$ W> EF=T ?AT ,NAZI ,G]MANY & ,FASCI/ ,ITALY @& !IR MURD]\S IDEOLOGIES W]E CRU%$ = G5]ATIONS4  ,BUT S9CE MY BIR?1 FROM ! ,VIETNAM ,W>1 TO >M$ 9T]V5TIONS AGA9/ ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 UP ?R\< ! 9VASION ( ,IRAQ1 ,I AM H>D PRESS$ TO F9D A ,U,S MILIT>Y 9T]V5TION ?AT1 BY PURPOSE OR ACCID5T1 C>RI$ ) IT AN 9TR9SIC MORAL CL>ITY2 RA!R CONTEMPOR>Y ,U,S MILIT>Y ACTION TIME & AGA9 HAS BE5 LAUN*$ TO S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( CORPORATIONS & A T9Y M9ORITY ( WEAL?Y ELITE4 

,= !SE REASONS ,I WAS PR\D TO S]VE AS A ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O (FIC] :5 WE W]E ALIGN$ ) ,U,S ,LABOR ,AGA9/ ,! ,W>1 & :5 \R ,UNIONS CALL$ = ! RAPID )DRAWAL ( ALL ,AM]ICAN TROOPS FROM ,IRAQ4  ,I WAS ALSO PR\D TO HAVE HELP$ WRITE ! ,V]MONT ,A,F,L-,C,I,O RESOLUTION /AT+ \R SOLID>ITY ) ! ,LONG%OREM5 :5 !Y CONDUCT$ A ONE DAY /RIKE1 %UTT+ D[N ,WE/ ,COA/ PORTS AS AN ACT ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! ,IRAQ ,W>4 ,& EV5 N[ ,I AM SUPPORTIVE ( CALLS COM+ TO F9ALLY 5D ! G5]ATION-LONG W> 9 ,AF<ANI/AN4  ,BUT AGA91 ,I DO NOT CONDEMN SU* MILIT>Y ACTIONS BECAUSE ,I AM A PACIFI/ OR BECAUSE ,I AM REJECT+ ! NOTION ( W> 9 & ( ITSELF4 ,I DO SO BECAUSE ,I JUDGE ! CONFLICTS :I* ! ,U,S 5GAGES 91 MU* MORE (T5 ?AN NOT1 AS WRONG & IMMORAL BAS$ ON ! SPECIFIC FACTS & SPECIFIC 9T]E/S BE+ S]V$ BY !SE IMP]IALI/IC CONFLICTS4 

,= SOME YE>S N[ ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS PROVID$ >MS & LIMIT$ ,SPECIAL ,=CES SUPPORT 7N[ #b BOOTS ON ! GR\ND7 TO ! ,KURDI% LEAD ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J 9 ,SYRIA4  ,! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J HAS US$ !SE >MS TO EXT5D !IR CONTROL OV] MO/ ( NOR!RN ,SYRIA4  ,!Y HAVE EFFECTIVELY 5GAG$ ,I,S,I,S1 DRIV+ !M \T ( ! NOR?4  ,!Y HAVE ALSO HELD ! DICTATOR%IP AT BAY 7& !Y HAVE BR\<T A RELATIVE /ABILITY TO ?IS REGION ( ,SYRIA74   ,BUT :AT DES]VES \R RESPECT IS NOT SIMPLY !IR MILIT>Y PR[ESS1 BUT RA!R ! TYPE ( SOCIETY :I* !Y SEEK TO CREATE 9 LIB]AT$ >EAS4  ,!Y HOLD SOCIALI/ T5D5CIES1 BUT :AT SETS !M AP>T IS !IR DESIRE TO ORGANIZE !IR WORLD ACCORD+ TO DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC MEANS2 SOME?+ LIKE A SECUL>1 DEC5TRALIZ$1 ,T[N ,MEET+ SY/EM :]E ALL ! PEOPLE HAVE AN ACTUAL VOICE & AN UNAB/RACT$ VOTE CONC]N+ ! ISSUES ?AT FACE !M AS A PEOPLE & AS A COMMUNITY4  ,H]E !Y TAKE POLITICAL 9FLU5CE FROM ! ,V]MONT AN>*I/ SOCIOLOGI/ ,MURRAY ,BOOK*94  ,!IR VISION1 SIMIL> TO ?AT ESP\S$ BY ! ,E,Z,L,N @& ! ,ZAPATI/AS 7,*IAPAS1 ,MEXICO71 IS AS F> REA*+ AS ?AT :I* WAS DREAM$ ( ON ,C,N,T_/,F,A,I B>RICADES 9 ,SPA9 FROM #a#i#c#f-#a#i#c#i4  ,!IR FI<T HAS P>ALLELS TO ,MAHKNO & HIS BRIGADES 9 ! ,UKRA9E 9 #a#i#a#i4  ,!Y DO NOT FI<T = AN E?IC ,KURDI% /ATE1 BUT RA!R = A NEW SOCIAL =MATION :]EBY ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! COMMUNITY COLLECTIVELY CONTROL ! WORLD 9 :I* !Y LIVE4  ,!IR DREAMS1 P]HAPS1 >E NOT DISSIMIL> TO ?OSE :O MANN$ ! WALLS ( ! ,P>IS 9 #a#h#g#a4  ,& TO ?IS V]Y PO9T 9 TIME1 REM>KABLY1 !Y HAVE BE5 W9N+4 

,! HI/ORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ( :AT !Y HAVE BE5 A*IEV+ 9 ,ROJAVA 7NOR!RN ,SYRIA7 HAS NOT BE5 LO/ ON ?OSE 9 O!R NATIONS :O ALSO CAN IMAG9E :AT A TRULY DEMOCRATIC & EQUITABLE SOCIETY C\LD LOOK LIKE4  ,PRES5TLY HUNDR$S1 IF NOT ?\S&S1 ( REGUL> WORK+ PEOPLE 7,AM]ICANS 9CLUD$7 HAVE MADE ! DIFFICULT J\RNEY TO ,SYRIA 9 ORD] /& ) !M1 RIFLE 9 H&1 TO FI<T = ?IS COMMON DREAM4  ,& MANY HAVE DI$ DEF5D+ ?IS DREAM FROM ,I,S,I,S1 FROM ,TURKEY1 & FROM ?OSE :O 9/EAD SEEK ! DOM9ATION & BRUTALITY ( A MISGUID$ @& TWI/$ ,ISLAMIC /ATE OR ! REPRESSION :I* A DICTATOR%IP OR NEW =M ( FASCISM BR+S 9 ITS WAKE4  ,& /ILL !Y FI<T1 & /ILL !Y ORGANIZE A DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 COMPOS$ ( ,KURDS @& ,>ABS1 9 ! L&S :I* !Y HAVE FRE$4 

,& N[1 \R [N 7SO CALL$7 ,PRESID5T ,DONALD ,TRUMP HAS ANN\NC$ HIS 9T5T TO )DRAW ! #b BRAVE ,AM]ICAN TROOPS CURR5TLY DEPLOY$ 9 ?IS REGION 7& :O BY CIRCUM/ANCE FI<T ) HONOR ALONGSIDE ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J74  ,& EV5 TONI<T1 ,TURKEY /&S 9 WAIT1 %>P5+ !IR SWORDS444 

,BUT GIV5 ! LONG HI/ORY ( ! ,U,S IMP]IALISM & ECONOMIC SUBJUGATION1 :Y HAS ! ,U,S SUPPORT$ !M8  ,SOME W\LD >GUE ?AT ! V]Y PRES5CE ( ,U,S GUNS M>K ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J AS NO MORE ?AN PAWNS ( A MORALLY QUE/IONABLE ,U,S =EIGN POLICY4  ,SOME W\LD SAY !Y >E DUPES ( ! ,C,I,A4  ,AFT] ALL1 :Y W\LD ! ,U,S ELITE SUPPORT A REVOLUTION :I* SEEKS TO TOPPLE ! EXPLOITIVE ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM :I* UND]P9S ! OLD WORLD ORD] 7& :I* CONT9UES TO SELL \T ,AM]ICAN & =EIGN WORK]S ALIKE78  ,H[ CAN ?IS BE8 ,! ANSW] IS SIMPLE444 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS SUPPORT$ ?IS REVOLUTION BECAUSE ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J >E FI]CELY OPPOS$ TO ,I,S,I,S & >E EFFECTIVE FI<T]S4 ,! ,U,S !RE=E HAS ACT$ ON ! PREMISE ?AT ! 5EMY ( MY 5EMY IS MY FRI5D 7AT LEA/ = A TIME74 

,NO ONE %\LD BE UND] ANY ILLUSION ?AT ! ,U,S RUL+ CLASS HAS SUPPORT$ ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J BECAUSE !Y APPROVE ( ! COOP]ATIVE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY :I* !Y SEEK TO CREATE4  ,! RUL+ ELITE ( ! ,U,S 7,REPUBLICAN @& ,DEMOCRAT7 W\LD BE P]FECTLY HAPPY SUPPORT+ AN AU?ORIT>IAN DICTATOR AS LONG AS SU* A /RONGMAN W\LD SUPPORT ,AM]ICA'S P]CEIV$ LONG T]M ECONOMIC & /RATEGIC 9T]E/S4  ,BUT AS IT TURNS \T1 FEW 9 NOR!RN ,SYRIA W]E OR >E WILL+ TO 5GAGE 9 A PROTRACT$ FI<T JU/ TO SEE ! DECK *AIRS ( AU?ORIT>IAN POLITICS RE>RANG$4 ,BUT ! PEOPLE HAVE BE5 WILL+ TO FI<T 7& DIE7 = SOME?+ MU* MORE F> REA*+4  ,& ?IS HAS TRANS=M$ ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J 9TO SOME?+ F> MORE SIGNIFICANT ?AN A REGIONAL MILITIA2 IT HAS MADE !M 9TO A MULTI-E?NIC =CE CAPABLE ( CON/ANTLY BEAT+ BACK ,I,S,I,S & O!R REACTION>Y ELEM5TS 9 ,SYRIA4  ,& = ,AM]ICA1 ! %ORT T]M AIM WAS ALWAYS TO DIM9I% ,I,S,I,S4   ,H]E1 AS ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J WAS COMPELL$ TO FACE EXI/5TIAL 5EMIES ON ALL FRONTS1 !Y W]E GLAD TO ACCEPT GUNS & LOGI/ICAL SUPPORT FROM :]EV] !Y W\LD COME4 ,:5 A MAN'S H\SE IS ON FIRE HE DOES NOT /OP TO ASK ! POLITICS ( ! ONE :O H&S HIM A BUCKET ( WAT]4  ,IF ?AT BUCKET COMES FROM A ,REPUBLICAN1 IT DOES NOT MAKE HIM A ,REPUBLICAN4 ,?US ! ,U,S SUPPORT = ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J WAS NO?+ MORE ?AN A TEMPOR>Y M>RIAGE ( CONV5I5CE1 & ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J >E NOT DEF9$ BY ! POLITICS 7& MOTIVATIONS7 ( ?OSE ?AT (F] !M MAT]IAL AID4 

,BUT N[1 AFT] ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J HAS DIM9I%$ ,I,S,I,S & PU%$ !M 9TO MORE REMOTE >EAS1 ,TRUMP HAS GR[N TIR$ ( ?IS M>RIAGE & HIS ,ADM9I/RATION'S TRUE FACE HAS BEGUN TO LOOK UP TO AGA9 REVEAL ITS TWI/$ CONT\RS4  ,TRUMP W\LD HAVE ,AM]ICAN TROOPS EVACUATE 9 ORD] TO TURN !IR ATT5TION TO O!R MORE S9I/] PROJECTS 7SU* AS ?OSE TRANSPIR+ ON \R S\!RN BORD]74  ,& NO MATT] ?AT ! SECOND L>GE/ >MY 9 ,N,A,T,O 7! 9CREAS+LY ,ISLAMIC-,FASCI/ ,TURKS7 HAVE ANN\NC$ !IR DESIRE TO LAUN* 9VASIONS ( NOR!RN ,SYRIA ) ! SOLE AIM ( CRU%+ ?IS EXP]IM5T 9 DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ( ,AM]ICA IS PREP>+ TO LOOK ! O!R WAY4  ,! REACTION>Y GOV]NM5T ( ,TURKEY1 UND] ,PRESID5T ,RECEP ,TAYYIP ,]DOGAN1 VIEWS ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J AS A ?REAT 9 ?AT !Y REPRES5T AN ALT]NATIVE NOT ONLY = ,SYRIA BUT ALSO = ,TURKEY4  ,FUR!R DRIV+ ,ANK>A'S G5OCIDAL AMBITIONS1 IS ! GOV]NM5T'S VIEW ( ! ,Y,P,G_/,Y,P,J AS HAV+ CLOSE L9KS TO ! >M$ ,P,K,K 7:I* OP]ATES )9 ,KURDI%-,TURKEY & :I* %>ES SIMIL> POLITICS ) !IR ,SYRIAN C\S9S74  ,:AT GIVES ,]DOGAN @& ! ,TURKS PAUSE1 = N[1 IS ! PRES5CE ( ,AM]ICAN TROOPS4  ,ONCE ?IS DET]R5T IS REMOV$1 IT IS H>D TO 5VISION A *A9 ( EV5TS :I* DOES NOT 9CLUDE A DEVA/AT+ 9VASION ( ?IS ISL& ( HOPE1 ?IS CITY ON ! HILL OV]LOOK+ ! *AOS ?AT IS ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4  ,& NO MATT] H[ ,AM]ICA GOT !RE1 ONCE ,AM]ICA LEAVES ,TRUMP WILL [N ! HI/ORY ?AT FOLL[S4  ,IF ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE MU/ FALL AGA9 LET IT BE KN[N ?AT ! 9VAD]S W]E 5ABL$ BY A C\NTRY :I* ONCE CALL$ ITSELF GREAT4 

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