CounterPunch Op-Ed
Mel Goodman is the national security columnist for counterpunch.org.
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- Albright and Clinton: Two Peas in the Pod of “Liberal Interventionism”
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- Cold War 2.0: Much Worse Than the Original Cold War
- The United States Of America: Victims Of Its Own Disinformation
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Cold War 2.0: Much Worse Than the Original Cold War
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, U.S. decision makers have been particularly reckless in militarizing international security. The Iraq War was based on lies; the 20-year Afghan War was particularly mindless; and the interventions in Serbia in 1998 and Libya in 2011 created new international problems for the global community. The quasi-alliance between Russia and China confronts a paralyzed United States that relies on tired notions of containment.
The United States Of America: Victims Of Its Own Disinformation
“Blowback” is a term that originated in the Central Intelligence Agency to explain the unintended consequences and unwanted side-effects of its covert operations. The classic example of “blowback” was the covert military support for the Mujahideen against the Soviets in the 1980s that led to the strengthening of fundamentalist Islamic groups that fought the United States and allowed the Taliban to take back control of Afghanistan.
