Blowback Day (9-11) 2009

Eight years ago, Americans came to find out that our ambitious foreign policy had reached the point where it was making people in remote places become angry enough that they were willing to plot and scheme a plan which would result in the tragic death of many innocent Americans here in this country. On this day I want to urge all of my friends to educate yourself. The United States is spending an incredible amount of money on "defense" and foreign policy. We currently have about a thousand military bases outside the US. Included in these is a massive complex in Iraq which is about the size of Vatican City. Another massive complex is being built in the region known as AfPak. So the bottom line here is that the events of 9/11, up to this point, have not resulted in a change of approach in US foreign policy but rather an acceleration of the old policy and new plans for nation building in the name of freedom.

Suggestions. If you are reading this, I want to encourage you to set the goal this year of reading the trilogy of books written by Chalmers Johnson, known as the blowback series. Start by reading this article by Johnson written just a couple weeks after the tragedy.