Unintended Consequences

By John Tirman, AlterNet. Posted October 24, 2001.

If the 50-year history of U.S. policy in southwestern Asia teaches us anything, it is that aggressive military actions lead to destabilization of countries and the amplification of militant Islamic sentiment around the world. A must-read analysis.

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