Empire of Chaos
With President Trump, Is the American Experiment Over?
By Tom Engelhardt
The one thing you could say about empires is that, at or near their
height, they have always represented a principle of order as well as
domination. So here’s the confounding thing about the American version
of empire in the years when this country was often referred to as “the
sole superpower,” when it was putting more money into its military than
the next 10 nations combined: it’s been an empire of chaos.
Back in September 2002, Amr Moussa, then head of the Arab League,
offered a warning I’ve never forgotten. The Bush administration’s
intention to invade Iraq and topple its ruler, Saddam Hussein, was
already obvious. Were they to take such a step, Moussa insisted,
it would “open the gates of hell.” His prediction turned out to be
anything but hyperbole -- and those gates have never again closed.
Click here to read more of this dispatch.http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176387/best_of_tomdispatch%3A_tom_engelhardt%2C_through_the_gates_of_hell/#more
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