Category Archives: Statements of imperialist intent

Containing China

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 6. May 2006 by
Slowly but surely, the grand strategy of the Bush administration is being revealed. It is not aimed primarily at the defeat of global terrorism, the incapacitation of rogue states, or the spread of democracy in the Middle East. These may dominate the rhetorical arena and be the focus of immediate concern, but they do not govern key decisions regarding the allocation of long-term military resources. The truly commanding objective ? the underlying basis for budgets and troop deployments ? is the containment of China.

 

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‘The National Defense Strategy of the USA’ – Document and Comment

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 3. May 2006 by
The March 2005 "National Defense Strategy of the United States of America" (NDS), whose ostensible purpose is to guide the Quadrennial Defense Review, is a revolutionary text, in that it explicitly overthrows the principle of national sovereignty, upon which international relations have been based for many centuries…Reading the National Defense Strategy of the United States of America is a chilling experience. (Henry Adams)
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