This book takes a critical look at the USA's imperial self-perception of being the world's policeman. It's a role that cannot be sustained because of both economic and political reasons. It has led to a continuous state of war which will destroy the nation's moral integrity and eventually exhaust ...
I love Reinhold Niebuhr's writing style and worldview. This book reminds readers that power struggles, political battles and breakthroughs are not unique to America, and sometimes have deeper, unexpected roots.
Heads up. The war in Iraq has officially ended but The Long War has not. Iraq and Afghanistan are but two fronts in an ever-expanding military campaign. From page 193: "'Our conflicts tend to be timeless,'" Gen. Sir Rupert Smith wrote in his book The Utility of Force, "'even endless.' Sir Rupert the...
Heads up. The war in Iraq has officially ended but The Long War has not. Iraq and Afghanistan are but two fronts in an ever-expanding military campaign. From page 193: "'Our conflicts tend to be timeless,'" Gen. Sir Rupert Smith wrote in his book The Utility of Force, "'even endless.' Sir Rupert the...
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