Comments on: A Call for Common Sense: Juan Cole’s Engaging the Muslim World

By: ron

ron — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:00:39 +0000

Obviously, Cole is wrong about Obama and the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan when it comes to his belief that Obama will remove all troops. That will not happen without a large and loud mass movement against those adventures. Cole’s always been between the obama “left” and the anti-imperialist left. Nonetheless, the book is very useful for the reasons I point out.

By: Max Shields

Max Shields — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:49:33 +0000

For clarification purposes. Cole has made it very clear that he believes Obama will remove ALL troops (bases???) from Iraq and that he soon see the light on Afghanistan.

No one who seems wed to Obama, the myth, seems to be LISTENING to what Obama actually says. Whether it’s on matters of economics or foreign policy. Yes, he placates more than did the decider in chief (aka half-wit), but that’s hardly the point, and the point is what Mr. Cole misses entirely.

As far as the book. I haven’t read it but his agenda is concerning given he never let a death go by when Bush was in power, and now seems far less inclined to ‘comment’ with the zeal of a truthsayer. And I’m less inclined to visit his “Informed” Comments site.

By: Max Shields

Max Shields — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:24:54 +0000

Ron, I agree with his theme, and I don’t mean to say his historical perspective is not worth reading. I’m simply saying that this guy sees absolutely nothing substanitively amiss with Obama’s “policies” in the ME.

I call that being a sycopant. Call it what you will.

By: ron

ron — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:04:57 +0000

which does not mean that he has absolutley nothing interesting or good to say.

By: Max Shields

Max Shields — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:55:44 +0000

Juan Cole is an Obama/Dem sycophant.

By: Barry99

Barry99 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:27:13 +0000

I will read Juan Cole – as always.