Summary: We’re off to war in yet another nation. Little Syria has suddenly become a nation whose fate can shake the foundations of the United States. Rather than again dissect the mad arguments of the hawks, let’s step back to see the larger pattern at work. After all, our opinions on the war matter not …
Summary: Other than the lucrative oil contracts signed, what have we accomplished by intervening in Libya? Good intentions are not enough, especially when the likely consequences are ugly. At some point there will be “a banquet of consequences” for our wars. It might result from our mad policy of overthrowing secular regimes to make way for Islamic fundamentalists, as …
A couple of years ago, I suggested that Involvement of allies reduces the requirement for U.S. military forces, and a show of international solidarity could alleviate the need for armed intervention. You might also raise the issue of why we’re always the ones trundling our military forces around the world searching for a place to …
Summary: Since the beginning it’s been clear to those paying attention that we’ve been fed lies about the Libyan War, concerning both events there and American goals and actions. Most journalists ignored the facts, preferring to transcribe the stories fed them by government officials. We can whine about the our cruel leaders and their sycophants in the big …
Important information about Libya hidden behind the veil of the US news media Read More »
Summary: It’s amusing — in a gallows-humor way — to read our geopolitical experts attempting to explain our strategy in the Libyan War. It requires having (or pretending to have) a child-like credulity to believe our government’s statements, no matter how often they’re proven duplicitous or false. Attempting to reconcile their statements and actions is futile, the modern …
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