Conclusion
May 6, 2004
From the start, the Bush administration's response to the 9/11 attacks was phrased in militaristic terms. Rather than an international police action--a manhunt for terrorists who perpetuate crimes against humanity--the White House launched a "war," suggesting that our security would be based on military might.
That idea was flawed.
I drew this collection from essays published in the last two and a half years. Sadly, the war is not over, and it will not end soon.
In the past years we have witnessed the tragic failure of the neoconservative doctrine that "unquestioned U.S. military preeminence" should form the foundation of world order.
If we are to end a perpetual war, Americans must force the White House to understand that alternatives exist, and that real security will depend on pursuing them.
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