Sunday, March 30, 2014

Paul R. Pillar — Forgetting the Lessons of Deterrence

“Tough-guy/gal-ism” is rampant again in Official Washington with many New Cold Warriors lusting for a military confrontation with Russia. But few of these hawks have a clear idea how deterrence worked during the real Cold War, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
Consortiumnews
Paul R. Pillar

See also The Danger of False Narrative by Robert Parry

Amateurs in charge. Grownups missing.

3 comments:

Ryan Harris said...
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Matt Franko said...

"Though the Maidan protests involved hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians simply eager for a better life and a less corrupt government, some of the most militant factions came from far-right parties, like Svoboda, and even neo-Nazi militias from the Right Sektor. When protesters seized City Hall, Nazi symbols and a Confederate battle flag were put on display."

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Tom Hickey said...

When protesters seized City Hall, Nazi symbols and a Confederate battle flag were put on display."

Says it all.