I first started blogging in 2003. And I was following the various wars and military “interventions” the US was pursuing before that. And I know it’s pointless to complain about it, human nature being what it is. But I’m really sick of simplistic formulations like this
These new cold warriors are trying to normalize the idea that it's okay for a nuclear power to get backed into a corner. This is exactly what JFK warned about. If there was any sort of disarmament movement anymore, they wouldn't be getting away with it. But it's just not in style: https://punditman.substack.com/p/unchecked-militarism-is-all-the-rage
I critiqued Snyder here:
https://punditman.substack.com/p/punditman-critiques-ukraine-subject
These new cold warriors are trying to normalize the idea that it's okay for a nuclear power to get backed into a corner. This is exactly what JFK warned about. If there was any sort of disarmament movement anymore, they wouldn't be getting away with it. But it's just not in style: https://punditman.substack.com/p/unchecked-militarism-is-all-the-rage
Yes, it was the Cuban Missile Crisis that shocked both the US and Russia into moving on formal nuclear arms control for the first time.