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is that to a large extent the United States had to carry out its foreign interventions through the medium of mercenary states. There’s a whole network of U.S. mercenary states. Israel is the major one, but it also includes Taiwan, South Africa, South Korea, the states that are involved in the World Anti-Communist League and the various military
... See morePeter Mitchell • Understanding Power: The Indispensible Chomsky
The federal government is doing so much and is divided into so many parts that creating a coherent military strategy or a comprehensible health-care reform bill becomes impossible. It is a structure that can no longer focus on the problem or conceive of the solution.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
Such meetings had become standard in formulating U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The assumption was that American Jewish leaders, though often divided on domestic and ritual issues, were united in their support for Israel and served as a natural bridge between the White House and Jerusalem.