War in Georgia Shows U.S. Foreign Policy Is a Bust
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War in Georgia Shows U.S. Foreign Policy Is a Bust
Op_ed
By Sheldon Richman
Friday, 15 August 2008
The tragic events in the nation of Georgia show that U.S. foreign policy is a bust. In particular, NATO must go. This may seem counterintuitive, but this relic of the Cold War has nothing to contribute to peace. On the contrary, it is a destabilizing tool of America’s provocative imperial foreign policy.
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Political Views
By MWC NEWS
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