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Entry: The Death of American Empire Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_death_of_american_empire#2066 Post contents: "There is an unbroken connection between the Great War, America’s unnecessary participation in it, and everything which has transpired since then all over the Middle East. It is a continuum. In Iraq, Lebanon and in Palestine, we are witnessing today the third chapter, in effect, of the European war begun in 1914" Yeah, that's exactly it. After the decline of the oppressive Soviet empire, much of Europe has finally returned to smaller, free states similar to those in place before 1914. I guess that marked the end of "chapter two" of the Great War. Right about that time (1990), we then began to see more substantive shifts in the Middle East. I'm still waiting for the press to even begin to discuss what's happening in geopolitical terms. Beyond that, there's been so many good books come out in recent years about Iraq and the Mid East that have been given very little attention by the U.S. press. While we surely must blame both Republicans and Democrats in the Congress for giving Bush and the neocons a free ride on Iraq, the press continues to give them just as much of a free ride, never asking the obvious hard questions about either our goals or the historical/political context. Sent at: 2008 05 17