Word: interventionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Indeed, despite the freshness of his diagnosis of social problems, West's prescriptions for curing them can be vague and hopelessly Utopian. He advocates a "politics of conversion" in which blacks and other oppressed people would "affirm themselves as human beings, no longer viewing their bodies, minds and souls through...
Widespread anger has erupted on campus over Colin Powell's opposition to overturning the military's long-standing ban on gays. As Marxists, we oppose anti-gay bigotry in all spheres of life, including the military. However, many supporters of gay rights are eagerly enlisting in the cause of imperialist...
For the West, the Croat-Muslim escalation makes a paralyzing dilemma even worse. Having rejected the notion of military intervention when there was perceived to be only one guilty party in Bosnia -- the Serbs -- the divided allies now may be even less likely to act.
This vacuum of authority has led to the emergence, ironically, of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell as a central figure in the Administration's security policy. Powell, who has clashed openly with Clinton on issues like gays in the military, found himself thrust into a key role in...
The road from here seems clear enough. Having in effect said the Bosnian Serbs must cease and desist, Clinton must act. But enthralled by multilateralism and fearful of a Vietnam-like quagmire (and against the private advice of senior military officers like Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell, who...