Misinterpreting History to Sell Eternal Mobilization.
…Mac Arthur warning that a land war on the Asian land mass is suicide, and that Mac Arthur demanded nuclear weapons to avoid such a bankrupting situation. At the time…
…Mac Arthur warning that a land war on the Asian land mass is suicide, and that Mac Arthur demanded nuclear weapons to avoid such a bankrupting situation. At the time…
…in the American economy in the past century.” That is, it had been a persistent and significant trend up until around 1940. After a brief spike during World War II,…
by Bruce Webb Whence Teabaggery? Opponents of Health Care Reform vow to keep up their efforts and sweep Republicans to victory in November. But where do they take their stand?…
by Rebecca Wilder At least that is the way I read today’s monetary policy release. According to the statement released today: “The Bank of Japan will encourage the uncollateralized overnight…
…risk. Sincerely, . Still imagine that we went to war with Iraq based on 9/11? That the decision to go to war was really made by the Decider sometime in…
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…Mike Fisher told Truthout. “One Guard member improperly called into federal service to fight a war – that’s a real problem. Choosing to go to war is one of the…
…of blood and guts, not war involved. If war is to be fought, I would expect all of us to acknowledge blood and guts. Instead it is marginalized as too…
…him could not see this assuming a reasonable person would not want a war talking president when there was no war potential in sight. So please (I’m being polite here)…
For those interested, here is the Bilmes and Stiglitz paper I referenced in my previous post: The Economic Costs of the Iraq War: An Appraisal Three Years After the Beginning…