(January 1, 2015 at 5:00 pm)abaris Wrote:(January 1, 2015 at 1:55 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: We need to wash our hands of the region.
Truth is, the USA is at the precise stage Eisenhower warned against when leaving office. The military industrial complex has grown so powerful that it practically rules the government by donating immense sums to politicians. And a perpetual stage of war is in their best interests.
I'm afraid you're right. Orwell was right in substance, wrong on the date.