Misc. Ramblings

George Soros in an Alantic article talks about power and how President Bush and the so called neocons have used it post September 11th. Once again, there is evidence that the events of September 11th were used by the neocons as an excuse to push their agenda. I've talked about the domestic changes that were rammed through Congress but this article talks about the foreign policy angle. Namely, the US will use its power to maintain its military hegemony and more importantly, use that power in pre-emptive strikes against anyone who is seen as a threat. Or as Sofos puts it:

[T]he doctrine establishes two classes of sovereignty: the sovereignty of the United States, which takes precedence over international treaties and obligations; and the sovereignty of all other states, which is subject to the will of the United States. This is reminiscent of George Orwell's Animal Farm: all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

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