Reply #48: HAS he been right though?

[alvarezadams]

He might have the strategic geopolitical situation down but my issue is with root causes.

Neocons and neolibs (including the DLC) understand the "war on a tactic" from a Cold War perspective. They fail to realize that the issues aren't much different from those of Vietnam: the time for imperialism (of the direct or indirect kind) is over, that Wilson was proved right regarding self-determination. They also fail to realize the socioeconomic situation, ignoring the North-South divide between the wealthy and the poor that is the undercurrent of virtually all conflict today.

Iran lost its democracy when it tried to control its natural resources as opposed to letting themselves be robbed blind by multinational oil and its US/UK tools. The US/UK installed the type of pro-corporate quasi-fascist dictator that has been our wont for decades - justified with the bagatelle of anti-communism. NEVER has the US/West realized that to beat the combination of Communism and nationalism you don't need weapons... but social justice.

So where does Clark stand on that particular issue? Is he another pro-globalist? Or does he follow the concept of FDR's "Good Neighbor Policy" and the Marshall Plan?