Sheldon Richman on U.S. Intervention in Mali
In his inaugural speech this month, President Barack Obama delivered a line that has gone quite overlooked. "America will remain the anchor of strong alliances in every corner of the globe," Obama declared. "And we will renew those institutions that extend our capacity to manage crisis abroad." That's a recipe for perpetual war and perpetual fiscal crisis, observes Sheldon Richman. And the latest local for this misguided approach is the west African country of Mali, where there is now an American footprint on the ground.
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?