Berto Jongman: How to End US Militarism — Peter Beinart

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How To End American Militarism: A Conversation With Peter Beinart 

Responsible Statecraft recently spoke with Beinart and asked him about his journey from a self-proclaimed “liberal hawk” to a strong opponent of American militarism, perhaps as a way to provide a model for DC foreign policy establishment-types interested in making some changes of their own.

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CounterPunch: Trump Right, NATO Obsolete

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Trump Was Right: NATO Should Be Obsolete

The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are “NATO is obsolete.”

While claiming to “preserve peace,” NATO has a history of bombing civilians and committing war crimes.

In an age where people around the world want to avoid war and to focus instead on the climate chaos that threatens future life on earth, NATO is an anachronism. It now accounts for about three-quarters of military spending and weapons dealing around the globe. Instead of preventing war, it promotes militarism, exacerbates global tensions and makes war more likely.

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Robert Steele: Open Letter to the President: Reinventing National Security – New Book

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https://tinyurl.com/WH-RDS-2019

The original and three copies of this letter, and four copies of the new book, REINVENTING NATIONAL SECURITY — Grand Strategy, Global Reality, and the U.S. Army — Everything Our President Is Not Being Told, were delivered to the White House by FedEx at 0830 on 29 November. Fifteen copies of the letter and the book were delivered to the Secretaries of Defense, Army, 12 active duty flag officers, and one retired flag officer, on Saturday.

Full text of letter and core graphic below the fold.

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