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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]CrispyQ
(36,424 posts)27. I could not agree more.
I wish every America would read this article by William Blum:
A Brief History of U.S. Interventions:
1945 to the Present
by William Blum
Z magazine , June 1999
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/US_Interventions_WBlumZ.html
snip...
The engine of American foreign policy has been fueled not by a devotion to any kind of morality, but rather by the necessity to serve other imperatives, which can be summarized as follows:
* making the world safe for American corporations;
* enhancing the financial statements of defense contractors at home who have contributed generously to members of congress;
* preventing the rise of any society that might serve as a successful example of an alternative to the capitalist model;
* extending political and economic hegemony over as wide an area as possible, as befits a "great power."
This in the name of fighting a supposed moral crusade against what cold warriors convinced themselves, and the American people, was the existence of an evil International Communist Conspiracy, which in fact never existed, evil or not.
The United States carried out extremely serious interventions into more than 70 nations in this period.
~more at link
1945 to the Present
by William Blum
Z magazine , June 1999
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Blum/US_Interventions_WBlumZ.html
snip...
The engine of American foreign policy has been fueled not by a devotion to any kind of morality, but rather by the necessity to serve other imperatives, which can be summarized as follows:
* making the world safe for American corporations;
* enhancing the financial statements of defense contractors at home who have contributed generously to members of congress;
* preventing the rise of any society that might serve as a successful example of an alternative to the capitalist model;
* extending political and economic hegemony over as wide an area as possible, as befits a "great power."
This in the name of fighting a supposed moral crusade against what cold warriors convinced themselves, and the American people, was the existence of an evil International Communist Conspiracy, which in fact never existed, evil or not.
The United States carried out extremely serious interventions into more than 70 nations in this period.
~more at link
A long list of atrocities done in our name follows.
The Author Who Got a Big Boost from bin Laden
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/20/AR2006012001971.html
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I think he can ignore it. They can't tell the President when to start a war.
TwilightGardener
Mar 2013
#19
I think every country in the world should have nukes, or NO COUNTRY in the world should have them.
sabrina 1
Mar 2013
#2
Assuming that is their goal, I agree, but that assumption may not be correct.
stevenleser
Mar 2013
#22
"Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office,...to take a part with either would be
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2013
#6
You are quoting a bunch of right wing nuts that are being fast and loose with the truth.
tritsofme
Mar 2013
#8
We do not need a war with Iran. It would be political and economic suicide for us.
Initech
Mar 2013
#9
This comes from a hard-right libertarian site; and the author is a extremist libertarian who rejects
LeftishBrit
Mar 2013
#18
To clarify: Obama's current position is, if Iran actually develops A WEAPON, we will
TwilightGardener
Mar 2013
#21
North Korea is an example of the bad things that happen when crazy people
TwilightGardener
Mar 2013
#28
Well from their pov, and we are not the only ones entitled to a pov, they are safe from an invasion
sabrina 1
Mar 2013
#30