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Originally Posted by rainheart
In line with Charlatan's last post- I do want to point out that I don't believe there is one sole think tank responsible for shaping policies in government and businesses. There are a lot of institutions who take up the task of outlining the actions to conduct and measures to take for the United States. For example, the Daily Show makes a habit of interviewing such people to give a glimpse of how they think, and last night they were interviewing Michael Mandelbaum and were discussing his book " The Case for Goliath".
I searched for a video of the interview but I couldn't find it. Had I been able to, I could easily give you a direct translation of the policies that Michael Mandelbaum was supporting. If I do find it, I will post a link, make a transcript, and tell you what the message behind every sentence he utters is. |
I wouldn't say there is only one either, NAC is the just the most obvious (given the content of their arguments combined with the membership and it's affiliations with and within the current US administration).
Reconstruction is a good point as well. But so is war itself. Actually using the weapons means they have to replace them. There is big business in suppling the weapons and tools for war.
Seen in combination, these three things (war, reconstruction and ultimately oil) are good for the US economy. The seed of democracy and more or less, permanent precense in the Middle East, are good for foreign relations (at least as they are seen from a particular point of view).