tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3051837811482154529..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Are We Spoiling For a Fight?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-78365727484003184402016-06-17T07:38:36.619-07:002016-06-17T07:38:36.619-07:00There are those such as Andrew Bacevich who see th...There are those such as Andrew Bacevich who see this perpetual bellicosity as an inevitable incident of the new American militarism - today's military/industrial/neoconservative/evangelical/commercial warfighting complex. In his book on America's new militarism he records his Eisenhower's military/industrial complex expanded to become less responsive to the state's needs and focused instead on its own expansion and prosperity leading to the evolution of today's "Perma-War." The commercial warfighting element is perhaps the most chilling yet in Afghanistan today contractors outnumber American military personnel 3-1. Commercial undertakings of that magnitude are dependent on continuation which, in this case, means constant conflict. Once established they become an important, nearly critical, component of the overall economy. They join the economic establishment alongside the major defence industries such as Raytheon, General Dynamics, Boeing.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-4519590844952612482016-06-17T06:59:17.063-07:002016-06-17T06:59:17.063-07:00With ISIS and Al Queda exposed, we need a new thre...With ISIS and Al Queda exposed, we need a new threat.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-87161026517712048502016-06-15T12:07:47.853-07:002016-06-15T12:07:47.853-07:00I am still lamenting Mound. I have taken to watchi...I am still lamenting Mound. I have taken to watching videos on Youtube on speeches and interviews from Pierre Trudeau, Pearson, JFK, Laurier and other great statesmen. I am so desperate to hear or read from or about an intelligent political leader, I have turned to political history for any inspiration. Modern day writers like Saul, Hedges, Chomsky and many others have helped me enormously to understand the bigger picture and I am eternally grateful for these independent thinkers. But I have to stop this inspirational search. Thank goodness for blogs like this one. They are sometimes an intellectual refuge for me. My touch stone to knowledgeable, intelligent people who genuinely care about politically and culturally what is happening to the world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-46091966486092602042016-06-15T08:52:55.617-07:002016-06-15T08:52:55.617-07:00
Pamela, I have lamented the passing of the era of...<br />Pamela, I have lamented the passing of the era of great statesmen. Now more than ever their absence is felt.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-24264701738778268472016-06-15T08:29:41.830-07:002016-06-15T08:29:41.830-07:00NATO supporting the US in provoking Russia and Chi...NATO supporting the US in provoking Russia and China are playing a very dangerous game. I can't believe the gall of the MSM calling Russia the agressor. Canada is sounding like it wants to join in! Our new PM, should go back and read some of his fathers books on foreign policy and while he is at it, he should read some Pearson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.com