Pax on both houses: How Does Uncle Sam Choose America's Enemies?

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

How Does Uncle Sam Choose America's Enemies?

George Will: "The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq Was The Worst Foreign Policy Decision In U.S. History"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/george-will-2003-invasion-of-iraq-worst.html

Dear Elaine,

Thanks for your email.

I would feel better about Cotton's comment if it made reference to the criteria by which Uncle Sam "designates" America's enemies.

Often -- as in Iraq -- we choose enemies to throw red meat at those outraged constituencies that need to displace pent-up anger (anger over offenses real or perceived), constituencies that are therefore eager to shift anger onto any enemy that can be represented as "threatening America's interests."

If Iraq's chief export had been broccoli rather than oil, Bush and Cheney (both of whom made their fortunes in oil) would never have launched the war that conservative icon George Will categorized as "the worst foreign policy decision in U.S. history."

George Will: "The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq Was The Worst Foreign Policy Decision In U.S. History"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/11/george-will-2003-invasion-of-iraq-worst.html