We've got a war going on WITHIN the US. Within our government
, between our people (the very rich and powerful people) -- For the most part, most of the American people are watching like fans at a boxing match. This is just the internatio
nal version of what's been going on here at home for a very long time; remember 'Charlie Wilson's War'? What the H#LL (and how in h#ll) was a private citizen (Joanne Herring) able to subvert US government foreign policy? The downfall of the Soviet Union was never a
"good thing", just as removing Saddam Hussein wasn't -- Not for the US. Keeping the Soviets alive and occupied in a neverendin
g war in Afghanista
n was a good thing, just as keeping Saddam Hussein in place (Sunnis, against Iran) was a good thing.
At least when there was a Soviet Union, we knew where the nukes were. Now? Not so much.
Neocons and neoliberal
s (not to be confused with liberals or liberalism
) opened a Pandora's box, the contents of which will not be recontaine
d anytime soon (not in my nor my kids's lifetimes)
.
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