Why We Fight
Tonight, I watched Why We Fight, a sobering documentary by Eugene Jarecki. The film tries to explain why the United States go to war, and develops a convincing argument that regular war engagements are required to maintain and develop global influence, as has been the case for any empire on record, and is perfectly explained in Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. But the most fascinating sequence is Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the Nation. Even though Eisenhower had originally made a carrer in the military, he knew better than anyone about the dangers of letting what he called a military-industrial complex develop out of control. Fourty five years later, it seems that Eisenhower’s prophecy has come true, unfortunately.
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