April 20
GUEST: Michael Klare, professor
emeritus of peace and world security studies at Hampshire
College, founder of the Committee for a Sane U.S.-China
Policy, and frequent writer on TomDispatch, talks about the
hidden reasons behind US militarism in Asia.
Pentagon's
Version of the World Is Not the World
Sometimes the world seems out of control. Our progress towards controlling global warming is going badly. There are too many corporations whose profits depend on fossil fuels. It is sort of like an AI program called neoliberalism is purposely destroying all hope of life on earth.
And then there is the danger of a nuclear war between the superpowers. We are the closest we have ever been to Armageddon, with hot wars being waged in many parts of our fragile plant. When will one such war spin out of control, and take down the rest of civilization?
But what is most out of control is the United States Government. We have two war parties, and an ever louder media drumbeat for taking military risks. How could this country's leaders be so obtuse? And how in the world do we change their direction? With a United States so out of control, what hope do we really have that we will all see tomorrow?
Perhaps the blame can be laid to that AI program neoliberalism, which makes decisions only based on profit. Or maybe the blame will be put on our doorsteps for not resisting enough. If there are any doorsteps left by the time we have to wave goodby.
