Calls for U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Re-surfacing

Coleen Rowley Foreign Policy in Focus
Once again, R2P - responsibility to protect - is being used as a pretext for attacking Syria. The propaganda that continues to flourish for war on Syria shows many Americans fail to understand the problems posed by "US Empire-building" believing it to be an altruistic force, toppling other governments and starting wars for the good of all mankind.

Tidbits - February 27, 2014

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