The US and the Buildup of World Crises: Fiscal Reasons

... started to become real, the US political leadership and, first and foremost US President Barack Obama, were quick to “phase down” the conflict situation with their statements of a serious threat to international security emanating from the North Korean nuclear programme or the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Throughout March, the Pentagon effectively waged war on two fronts: it expanded the US military presence on the Korean Peninsula, on the one hand, and “bombarded” US Congress ...