The Folly of War: American Foreign Policy, 1898-2005Algora Publishing, 2005 - 370 էջ The Folly of War is a critical analysis of American wars in the 20th century. The author contends that US foreign policy has been driven by the public's desire to "do good" -- but has failed, and in the process done much harm. Most people regard history as mythology -- simply a fable to be read for entertainment and to confirm their pride in the nation and its heroes. For these people, history should soothe and comfort, not confuse. For others, history is a critical examination of the past, seeking to learn from the mistakes and successes. These readers analyze history, relying on accumulated facts and logic. They are willing to draw appropriate conclusions, however unpleasant they may be. This is a disturbing book that raises question about how the US goes to war, how we fight wars and, surprisingly, how we lose wars. Drawing on a wide range of sources and rigorously marshalling facts, the book concludes that American participation in wars in the past century have been futile, unnecessary and misguided. Many Americans view the military defeat in Vietnam as an aberration, interrupting a string of military successes. The Folly of War sees that tragedy as part of a line of politically reckless engagements that span the century. Driven by a proud self-assurance that is often termed "American exceptionalism," the nation under the banner of Militant Idealism, arms itself to the teeth and intrudes into every region of the world. The US has been on a treadmill of perpetual war to seek perpetual peace. * Donald E. Schmidt has taught history and political science at the college level for over 20 years. He holds an advanced degree in modern American diplomatic history from California StateUniversity, Northridge. |
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... BOMBING 165 169 176 185 185 UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER 189 DIPLOMACY BY FRIENDSHIP ROOSEVELT AND STALIN 193 APPEASING JOSEPH STALIN 196 ― THE MORAL ISSUES — THE NUREMBERG WAR CRIMES TRIALS 199 THE FOLLY OF WAR 203 CHAPTER 9. THE ORIGINS OF ...
... BOMBING 165 169 176 185 185 UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER 189 DIPLOMACY BY FRIENDSHIP ROOSEVELT AND STALIN 193 APPEASING JOSEPH STALIN 196 ― THE MORAL ISSUES — THE NUREMBERG WAR CRIMES TRIALS 199 THE FOLLY OF WAR 203 CHAPTER 9. THE ORIGINS OF ...
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... bombs. 1. Keegan, p. 6. 2. Jean Edward Smith, George Bush's War (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992), p. 249. 3. Paul Fussell, “The Culture of War,” in John Denson, ed., The Costs of War: America's Pyrrhic Victories, Second Expanded ...
... bombs. 1. Keegan, p. 6. 2. Jean Edward Smith, George Bush's War (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1992), p. 249. 3. Paul Fussell, “The Culture of War,” in John Denson, ed., The Costs of War: America's Pyrrhic Victories, Second Expanded ...
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... bombing. Reagan calmly responded that when the people responsible were found they would be dealt with, but Reagan saw no reason to just throw American military might around killing innocent people. In this regard, Bush is no Reagan ...
... bombing. Reagan calmly responded that when the people responsible were found they would be dealt with, but Reagan saw no reason to just throw American military might around killing innocent people. In this regard, Bush is no Reagan ...
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... bombing of cities during World War II and the atom bombs dropped on Japan were met with glee by military - obsessed Americans . “ Destroy the enemy root and branch , ” then the diplomats won't be able to dilute our victory . Smash the ...
... bombing of cities during World War II and the atom bombs dropped on Japan were met with glee by military - obsessed Americans . “ Destroy the enemy root and branch , ” then the diplomats won't be able to dilute our victory . Smash the ...
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... bombed Iraq. Such dissembling is an insult to the Framers of the Constitution who made no distinction between war and military action. Surely the people of Iraq who felt the sting of American explosives — bringing death and destruction ...
... bombed Iraq. Such dissembling is an insult to the Framers of the Constitution who made no distinction between war and military action. Surely the people of Iraq who felt the sting of American explosives — bringing death and destruction ...
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Americas First European Crusade | 69 |
The Armistice and the Treaty | 99 |
The Infamy of Pearl Harbor | 123 |
Americas Second European Crusade | 153 |
Chapter 9 The Origins of the Cold War The Longest War | 211 |
The Great Reversal | 241 |
The Great Tragedy | 263 |
Punishment of Aggression | 295 |
The Contrived War | 323 |
Chapter 14 A Presidential Conversation in the West Wing | 355 |
Index | 367 |
A Soviet Victory | 185 |
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Էջ 84 - With a profound sense of the solemn and even tragical character of the step I am taking and of the grave responsibilities which it involves, but in unhesitating obedience to what I deem my constitutional duty, I advise that the Congress declare the recent course of the Imperial German Government to be in fact nothing less than war against the government and people of the United States...
Էջ 41 - Spain's was; and (4) that there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them, and, by God's grace, do the very best we could by them, as our fellowmen for whom Christ also died.
Էջ 111 - The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.
Էջ 84 - But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own Governments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.
Էջ 266 - Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.
Էջ 84 - I advise that the Congress declare the recent course of the Imperial German Government to be in fact nothing less than war against the Government and people of the United States; that it formally accept the status of belligerent which has thus been thrust upon it; and that it take immediate steps not only to put the country in a more thorough state of defense, but also to exert all its power and employ all its resources to bring the Government of the German Empire to terms and end the war.
Էջ 170 - And while I am talking to you mothers and fathers, I give you one more assurance. I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again : Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.
Էջ 9 - It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world...
Էջ 9 - Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions, and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.