The Bush Administration and the weakening of the United Nations
The presidency of George W. Bush (2001-2009), impacted the United Nations (UN) by fostering both criticism of and weakening support for the organization. This resulted mainly from the administration’s decisions surrounding the Iraq War, as well as its general stance toward multilateral institutions. Today many U.S. leaders do exactly what they want without getting permission […]
Noam Chomsky: Interventions (notes)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMFXHHEcBG0vsc77HNZW2yG5Y68Pupxkgnk7H_RAO7I/edit It may be comforting to pretend our enemies hate our freedoms, but it is hardly wise to ignore the real world, which conveys different lessons. Eisenhower described the “campaign of hatred against us in :Arab world) not by govts., but by the people. His national security council outlined the basic reasons: The US supports […]