Despite extraordinary expenditures, it’s clear that Americans just aren’t getting much for their money
Source: Why military spending remains untouchable – Salon.com
I think that there is much that could be said about the article. I’d start with what Americans (and the world) are getting for our money.
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There is a public interest in understanding how the world works and what is done in our name. There is a public interest in the confidential conduct of foreign policy. The two public interests conflict.
Source: US embassy cables: A banquet of secrets | Timothy Garton Ash | Opinion | The Guardian
• More than 250,000 dispatches reveal US foreign strategies
• Diplomats ordered to spy on allies as well as enemies
• Saudi king urged Washington to bomb Iran
Source: US embassy cables leak sparks global diplomatic crisis | US news | The Guardian
There is a difference between lying and being polite/diplomatic; also there is a difference between the public face of a country and the individual private beliefs and feelings of its citizens, even those employed by the diplomatic services.
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