People, Governments And Economies Of All Nations

That [american Exceptionalism] Is A Reaction To The Inability Of People To Understand Global Complexity Or Important Issues Like American Energy Dependency. Therefore, They Search For Simplistic Sources Of Comfort And Clarity. And The People That They Are Now Selecting To Be, So To Speak, The Spokespersons Of Their Anxieties Are, In Most Cases, Stunningly Ignorant.

Never Before Has A Populist Democracy Attained International Supremacy. But The Pursuit Of Power Is Not A Goal That Commands Popular Passion, Except In Conditions Of A Sudden Threat Or Challenge To The Public's Sense Of Domestic Well-being. The Economic Self-denial (that Is, Defense Spending) And The Human Sacrifice (casualties, Even Among Professional Soldiers) Required In The Effort Are Uncongenial To Democratic Instincts. Democracy Is Inimical To Imperial Mobilization.

The United States Is Prepared Really To Be Engaged In The Quest To Get People In The World The Dignities That They Seek Today, The Social Justice That They Feel They're Deprived Of, And The Common Solution To Global Problems.

According To The Official Version Of History, Cia Aid To The Mujahadeen Began During 1980, That Is To Say, After The Soviet Army Invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979.

In Iraq We Must Succeed. Failure Is Not An Option.