Instead of bringing about the “end of history,” the new - TopicsExpress



          

Instead of bringing about the “end of history,” the new American century been one long crisis. ... The new purpose of our military is to machine third world dictatorships into secular democracies. Our armed forces are to be engaged, for the foreseeable future, in a global theater, on every battlefield, in any country. We have assumed moral responsibility for the behavior of every regime, the protection of every population, and the outcome of every struggle. ... The new raison d’être for our armed forces is not merely defending the United States, but managing a worldwide protectorate, exterminating international criminals, and ousting rogue leaders. Its goal is to act, not deter; to preempt, not retaliate; to engage, not idle. The mission is open-ended, and as a result, war has become an institution. The emergency has become permanent.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:28:49 +0000

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