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Iraq, American Empire, And The War On Terrorism
Author(s) -
Leaman George
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
metaphilosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1467-9973
pISSN - 0026-1068
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9973.2004.00317.x
Subject(s) - terrorism , political science , context (archaeology) , cold war , government (linguistics) , empire , democracy , foreign policy , political economy , war on terror , law , economic history , development economics , history , sociology , politics , economics , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology
The U.S. government is trying to secure continuing American military and economic supremacy on a global scale over the long term. The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq is part of this imperial project, which is now being pursued under the mantle of the war on terrorism. This essay examines these developments in the context of U.S. military spending and foreign policy since the end of the cold war, and it argues that there is reason to be concerned about the continuing viability of democratic government in the United States.