The spoils of war : power, profit and the American war machine
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New York : Verso, an imprint of New Left Books, 2021.
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Rapid City Public Library - Political Science - Adult
POLITICAL SCIENCE 973.931 COC
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POLITICAL SCIENCE 973.931 COC
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Published
New York : Verso, an imprint of New Left Books, 2021.
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Book
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xiv, 274 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Includes index.
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In the last decades, America has gone to war as supposed defenders of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect the west from the dangers of Islamists. US Solders are stationed in over 800 locations across the world to act as the righteous arbiters of the rule of law. In What The Spoils of War Andrew Cockburn brilliantly dissects the intentions behind Washington's martial appetites. The American war machine can only be understood in terms of the "private passions" and "interests" of those who control it - principally a passionate interest in money. Thus, as he witheringly reports, Washington expanded NATO to satisfy an arms manufacturer's urgent financial requirements; the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet deployments were for years dictated by a corrupt contractor who bribed high-ranking officers with cash and prostitutes; senior marine commanders agreed to a troop surge in Afghanistan in 2017 "because it will do us good at budget time." Based on years of wide-ranging research, Cockburn lays bare the ugly reality of the largest military machine in history: squalid, and at the same time terrifyingly dangerous.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cockburn, A. (2021). The spoils of war: power, profit and the American war machine . Verso, an imprint of New Left Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cockburn, Andrew, 1947-. 2021. The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine. Verso, an imprint of New Left Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cockburn, Andrew, 1947-. The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine Verso, an imprint of New Left Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cockburn, Andrew. The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine Verso, an imprint of New Left Books, 2021.
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