military Archives — American Delusions

American Wars – The Secrets of Vietnam and Afghanistan

December 6, 2018 Comments Off

The recent movie The Post (about the Washington Post newspaper and its involvement with the Pentagon Papers – see below) poses interesting reminders of the power of the US government to rain death on countries --->> read more -->>

Trump and the Big Muddy – Afghanistan

August 22, 2017 Comments Off

Pete Seeger wrote a song “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy” in 1967 that became closely associated with President Johnson and the Vietnam War. Does Trump remember it? Maybe Afghanistan will bring it to his --->> read more -->>

Election Results: The Next Ten Years

November 9, 2016 Comments Off

– The Morning After – The election of Trump and the continued Republican control of both Congress and Senate guarantee that the rich will continue to get richer at the expense of the shrinking middle class --->> read more -->>