Obama's Choice: Failed War President or the Prince of Peace?

More than 100 years after their early counterinsurgency efforts on two tiny islands in the Philippines, U.S. troops are still dying there at the hands of Muslim guerillas. More than 50 years later, the U.S. still garrisons the southern part of the Korean peninsula as a result of a stalemate war and a peace as yet unmade. More recently, the American experience has included outright defeat in Vietnam, failures in Laos and Cambodia; debacles in Lebanon and ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Member Tags: War in Korea, war in Afghanistan, War in the Phillipines, Nobel Peace Prize, War in Viet Nam, "War on Terror"
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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct 22, 2009 - 3:39 PM PDT
Reviewed by: James Canning (review)
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Edited by: Patricia Blochowiak - Oct 22, 2009 - 3:42 PM PDT

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by James Canning - Oct. 23, 2009

Great reading for Obama.

At least the US imperialists who caused the annexation of the Phiippines wanted substantial economic benefits from the deal. The idiotic wars of ... More »

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