Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can't Kick Militarism — The System That Sustains War
Why does war keep returning even when its human, financial, and political costs are enormous?
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Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can't Kick Militarism by Joel Andreas traces more than two centuries of American military expansion, from Manifest Destiny and overseas empire through the Cold War, the War on Terror, Iraq, Afghanistan, and drone warfare.
Andreas argues that recurring intervention reflects more than individual presidents or isolated crises. His broader target is a durable system connecting military…
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