The Case for Pragmatism
Exclusive: Since American neocons emerged in the
1980s, they have pushed an aggressive “regime change” strategy that has
left bloody chaos in their wake. The cumulative impact, including
Mideast refugees flooding Europe and overuse of sanctions, is now
contributing to a global economic crisis, says Robert Parry.
By Robert Parry
Crashing
global stock markets – punctuated by the bracing 1,000-plus point drop
in the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the start of Monday’s trading
before a partial bounce-back – are a reminder about the interdependence
of today’s world economy and a wake-up call to those who think that the
neocon-driven ideology of endless chaos doesn’t carry a prohibitively
high price.
The hard truth is that there is a limit to the amount
of neocon-induced trouble that the planet can absorb without major
dislocations of the international economic system – and we may be
testing that limit now. The problem is that America’s neocons and their
liberal interventionist sidekicks continue to put their ideological
priorities ahead of what’s good for the average person on earth.
President
Barack Obama talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the
International Convention Center in Beijing, China, Nov. 11, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Barack Obama talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the
International Convention Center in Beijing, China, Nov. 11, 2014.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
