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...Besides Muslim terrorists, the other villain of his piece will be NATO. He'll argue that the alliance's interventions were illegitimate interference in the affairs of a sovereign state, in pursuit of a new world order in which the U.S. was an arch imperialist trying to extend its control to every corner of the globe...
Indifference to the big picture was a shortcoming of Morris' first volume too. Roosevelt was one of the most complicated figures in American history. What should we make of the unblushing imperialist who won the Nobel Peace Prize? Or the economic conservative who attempted to make the Republican Party a friend to the workingman? When this book ends, with Roosevelt turning over the White House to his handpicked successor, William Howard Taft, you can laugh and marvel at what Teddy has done, but Morris has made it hard to evaluate...
...international programs must display the utmost sensitivity and respect for their host nations’ culture and people. If America is to be seen as a protector of democracy, not a cultural imperialist, its presence abroad must reflect this image in reality. This is why it is so important that Americans participate in global development in a non-military capacity...
...back to Bogotá that night I’m asked about my research: anti-imperialist movements in Latin America during the 60s. Immediately, the conversation shifts to the current U.S.-Colombian relations and the controversial Plan Colombia...
...leaders now don't have the guts to get in a fight." At first this incident looked like a reprise of the Belgrade embassy bombing. Anyone watching the official newscasts was led to believe that the U.S. plane had intentionally caused the collision. Variations on KILL THE IMPERIALIST AMERICAN PIGS littered Chinese Internet message boards. But during the street demonstrations that followed the Belgrade bombing, the leaders learned how hard it could be to control a passionate crowd and feared that anger could turn inward. This time anti-U.S. demonstrations were forbidden and posters taken down...