RSN: Tom Engelhardt | How the Last Superpower Was Unchained, American Wars and Self-Decline




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U.S. soldiers disembark from a Chinook helicopter in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan. (photo: CNN)
Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch
Engelhardt writes: "Think of it as the all-American version of the human comedy: a great power that eternally knows what the world needs and offers copious advice with a tone deafness that would be humorous, if it weren't so grim."
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