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John Glaser

New US Plans For Nation-Building In Libya Riddled With Problems

Washington’s plan to further meddle in Libya’s internal problems is by planning to weaponize and train a Libyan army.

November 06th, 2013

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    John Glaser
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Mideast Libya

  The U.S.-led NATO war to topple the Libyan regime of Muammar Gadhafi helped create a nation of disparate rebel militias that to this day, two years later, refuse to give up their arms. This, along with the weakness of the central government in Libya, is making the fruits of our “democracy promotion” hard to recognize. So, Washington’s

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The Empire Costs Too Much, In Cash and Conscience

The primary purpose of having U.S. military bases peppered throughout the Middle East has traditionally been to exert control over geo-politically vital oil-rich countries.

July 12th, 2013

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    John Glaser
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South Korea and U.S. warships participate in their joint military drill Foal Eagle in South Korea's West sea. (AP Photo/South Korea Navy via Yonhap)

  You won’t hear it put this way by anyone in Washington, but the main reason cuts to the defense budget are worrying officials is that they make it more difficult to police the world. In Foreign Affairs, Michael O’Hanlon and Bruce Riedel suggest a cost-saving measure for America’s empire in the Middle East: opening more U.S. military

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