Know our warmongers and America will change
Warmongers drive US foreign policy. Advocacy groups, think tanks, and academics explain that the answer to most challenges is a big military and war.
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The Right urges us to blame Obama & directly fight ISIS. Will we repeat our mistakes?
Summary:Â As ISIS (grandly calling itself the “Islamic State”) expands, the Right blames Obama and calls for more direct military involvement by America. Their arguments rely on our amnesia about the past and delusions about the nature of modern war. Learning from experience is a vital skill for a nation hoping to navigate the rapids …
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John Bolton reveals a serious threat to America
Summary: Since 9/11 our leaders have become increasingly militant, urging America to attack an even invade an ever-growing list of nations for flimsy or imaginary reasons. We’re powerful but not omnipotent. War is a game that cannot be played forever with painful consequences. Eventually we’ll attack someone (a nation or group) who either retaliates irrationally …
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Will our geopolitical “experts “lead us to ruin?
Summary:Â Yesterday’s introduction by Tom Engelhardt explained how we follow experts with records of almost continuous failures, but are surprised by the logical result. Today Andrew Bacevich takes this logic one step deeper, asking about the role of intellectuals in setting America’s geopolitical strategy — which has been one of increasing belligerence and militarization during …
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How to Create a National Insecurity State.
Summary:Â An essential part of leaning as citizens is learning on whom to rely. We don’t do this well, an important part of the FAILure to learn which has imperiled the Republic. Today Tom Engelhard — editor of the invaluable website TomDispatch —Â shows how since 9/11 a coterie of always-wrong experts have helped build the …