Sheldon Richman on the War Party Scaring You Again

They are
doing it again, writes Sheldon Richman. “They” are the war-party
politicians, Democrats and Republicans. “It” is scaring you into
supporting another war in the Middle East. If in a republic the
people are the ultimate check on government power, a gullible,
easily frightened public is a disaster waiting to happen. Where is
the derisive skepticism Americans are reputed to feel toward
politicians?

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