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No Boots, No War
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Wed Sep 24 20:36:08 2014
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:36:07 -0400 (EDT)
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t r u t h o u t | "We also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the natu=
re of our military has changed."
President Obama's famous quip, in the final presidential debate of 2012, wa=
s celebrated at the time for making Mitt Romney look foolish (not the most =
difficult of tasks).
But reading it two years later, one can't help but think the president acci=
dentally let slip a line from a military propaganda memo. The concept of th=
e evolving nature of the US military has been used increasingly in pro-war =
rhetoric - but mainly to downplay the actual fact that we are at war. Now, =
wars are not "real" unless there are "boots on the ground." Drones don't co=
unt. Bombs don't count. No boots, no war. All of which has the effect of ma=
king too many people accept or ignore the latest expression of US military =
force.
So, what can we do about it? Ironically, one of the best things we can do i=
s borrow something from President Obama's own playbook, back when he was ju=
st a hopeful candidate: We can build a movement. Truthout has over a quarte=
r of a million email subscribers and half a million Facebook fans. Every da=
y, we publish articles that tackle the issues that most need to change - li=
ke the folly and cruelty that characterize so much of US foreign policy.=20
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<p><i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">“We also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military has changed.”</span></font></i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br />
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<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">President Obama’s famous quip, in the final presidential debate of 2012, was celebrated at the time for making Mitt Romney look foolish (not the most difficult of tasks).</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br />
</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">But reading it two years later, one can’t help but think the president accidentally let slip a line from a military propaganda memo. The concept of the evolving nature of the US military has been used increasingly in pro-war rhetoric - but mainly to downplay the actual fact that we are at war. Now, wars are not “real” unless there are “boots on the ground.” Drones don’t count. Bombs don’t count. No boots, no war. </span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">All of which has the effect of making too many people accept or ignore the latest expression of US military force.</span></font></p>
<p><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">So, what can we do about it?</span></font></b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"> Ironically, one of the best things we can do is borrow something from President Obama’s own playbook, back when he was just a hopeful candidate: We can build a movement. Truthout has over a quarter of a million email subscribers and half a million Facebook fans. Every day, we publish articles that tackle the issues that most need to change - like the folly and cruelty that characterize so much of US foreign policy. </span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br />
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