America’s modern addiction to the big stick
The history of US interventions shows that Washington’s ‘first use’ policy of military force is a relatively recent phenomenon.
The history of US interventions shows that Washington’s ‘first use’ policy of military force is a relatively recent phenomenon.
The former secretary of state ignored his instincts and helped set off one of the worst foreign policy blunders in history.
That the central undertaking of his professional life had ended in abject failure could hardly have escaped his attention.
The ‘reluctant warrior’ said he thought he would ‘have an aneurysm’ after her full-throated plea for military action in Bosnia.