Part 1 of a fine new speech by Progressive writer and activist Phyllis Bennis.
She argues that Syria is suffering not from a war but from a half-dozen different wars now being fought there. Many of these are "proxy wars" between other countries (e.g., Saudi Arabia and Iran) being "fought to the last Syrian" There is no military solution to the Syrian disaster--and furthermore, every military adventure the U.S.has taken in this century has been a dismal failure....
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But our record at diplomacy has been good. So lets try diplomacy instead of war in Syria.
Bennis offers fresh and interesting insights, not only about Syria but about Americas role in Iraq and Afghanistan as well.
Bennis Spoke at Emanuel College, Boston, on October 13, 2016. Many thanks to Dave Goodman, of I.B.I.S. Radio (ibisradio.org), for the original recording (which is avaiable on r4a). I have snipped out a few stumbles and pauses; the talk is otherwise uncut.
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