I neglected to mention the NATO bombings in the Bosnian and Kosovo wars (1995 & 1999). These were important mileposts as they mark NATO's expansion into aggressive action in the post-Soviet period. The latter case (Operation Allied Force) was more deadly and more controversial, with a death toll of 1,200 and questionable targets such as the Chinese embassy in Belgrade (which the US says was a mistake but probably wasn't).
Thanks for all the effort you've put into this extensive list. I had the most amazing history teacher in high school who enlightened fairly well us up to that point--the mid 1970s. Nowadays I look to Prof. Jeffrey Sacs, among others, for reasonably clear insights. Perhaps you have other suggestions?
Thanks, Dawn. Just trying to educate myself, and I've got a long way to go. I guess the thing about the lessons of the 1970s seemed so permanent, like we learned from them and we'd never go back, but we went back over and over. I guess I'm hesitant to stick my neck out for any authority, but Jeffrey Sachs is as "rightly-guided" as any. I was just listening to him talking about the Ukraine situation. It does seem that the US instigated that whole mess, but it is also true that it was Putin who actually invaded. There is no good guy in that bloody affair, but the only bad guy that can matter to us is the one that we're responsible for. Looking back at how I swore I wouldn't "get fooled again" after the Iraq horror show, I have to confess that I'm a very slow learner.
I neglected to mention the NATO bombings in the Bosnian and Kosovo wars (1995 & 1999). These were important mileposts as they mark NATO's expansion into aggressive action in the post-Soviet period. The latter case (Operation Allied Force) was more deadly and more controversial, with a death toll of 1,200 and questionable targets such as the Chinese embassy in Belgrade (which the US says was a mistake but probably wasn't).
Thanks for all the effort you've put into this extensive list. I had the most amazing history teacher in high school who enlightened fairly well us up to that point--the mid 1970s. Nowadays I look to Prof. Jeffrey Sacs, among others, for reasonably clear insights. Perhaps you have other suggestions?
Thanks, Dawn. Just trying to educate myself, and I've got a long way to go. I guess the thing about the lessons of the 1970s seemed so permanent, like we learned from them and we'd never go back, but we went back over and over. I guess I'm hesitant to stick my neck out for any authority, but Jeffrey Sachs is as "rightly-guided" as any. I was just listening to him talking about the Ukraine situation. It does seem that the US instigated that whole mess, but it is also true that it was Putin who actually invaded. There is no good guy in that bloody affair, but the only bad guy that can matter to us is the one that we're responsible for. Looking back at how I swore I wouldn't "get fooled again" after the Iraq horror show, I have to confess that I'm a very slow learner.
Well said.