The Discrediting of US Military Power

Think of it as the American imperial paradox: everywhere there are now "threats" against our well-being which seem to demand action and yet nowhere are there commensurate enemies to go with them. Everywhere the U.S. military still reigns supreme by almost any measure you might care to apply; and yet - in case the paradox has escaped you - nowhere can it achieve its goals, however modest. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Tanya J. Maurer - Oct 13, 2012 - 1:19 PM PDT
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Edited by: Tanya J. Maurer - Oct 13, 2012 - 1:22 PM PDT

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the more dominant the U.S. military becomes in its ability to destroy and the more its forces are spread across the globe, the more the defeats and semi-defeats pile up, ... More »

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