Skip to main content
GlobalRencana & PendapatViral

The fatal expense of American imperialism

By 31 Oktober 2016Tiada komen1 minit bacaan

 

THE SINGLE MOST important issue in allocating national resources is war versus peace, or as macroeconomists put it, “guns versus butter.” The United States is getting this choice profoundly wrong, squandering vast sums and undermining national security. In economic and geopolitical terms, America suffers from what Yale historian Paul Kennedy calls “imperial overreach.” If our next president remains trapped in expensive Middle East wars, the budgetary costs alone could derail any hopes for solving our vast domestic problems.

 

Read More Here

Tinggalkan komen anda