The problem is that America continues to make war, continues being “essential” only as the world’s leading merchant of death.
Author: William Astore
William Astore, a retired lieutenant colonel (USAF) and professor of history, is a TomDispatch regular and a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network (EMN), an organization of critical veteran military and national security professionals. His personal blog is Bracing Views.
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