America's failed foreign policy

US foreign policy is so ineffective because it has been taken over by the military. Even postwar reconstruction in Iraq under the US-led occupation was run by the Pentagon rather than by civilian agencies. The US military budget dominates everything about foreign policy. Adding up the budgets of the Pentagon, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Department of Homeland Security, nuclear weapons programs, and the State Department's military assistance ... Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

Jeff Sachs is a very smart man, which makes the lack of nuance in this piece particularly glaring. The breakdown of US aid to Pakistan is good, but he doesn't explore it convincingly.

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