[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 2/22/19: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"America: 'Indispensable Nation' No More"
<https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/america-indispensable-nation-no-more/>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **The American Conservative, *posted February 22
*The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations
at Boston University.*

*"How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/nativism-empire-blowback-trump/>*
By *Greg Grandin, **The Nation, *posted February 21
*The author teaches history at New York University.*

*"Should the U.S. Government Abide by the International Law It Has Created
and Claims to Uphold"
<https://www.commondreams.org/views/2019/02/20/should-us-government-abide-international-law-it-has-created-and-claims-uphold>*
By *Lawrence Wittner, *CommonDreams.org, posted February 20
*The author is a professor emeritus of history at SUNY Albany. This article
critiques US policy toward Venezuela.*

*"What War Films Never Show You"
<https://otherwords.org/what-war-films-never-show-you/>*
By *Mike Ferner,* OtherWords.org, posted February 20
*"I treated wounded GIs from Vietnam. I saw carnage that seldom makes its
way into harrowing war stories like 'They Shall Not Grow Old' [about World
War One]."*

*"Time for Peace in Afghanistan and an End to the Lies"
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/02/15/time-for-peace-in-afghanistan-and-an-end-to-the-lies/>*
By *Matthew Hoh, *CounterPunch.org, posted February 15
*The author served as a Marine in Iraq and as a State Department political
officer in Afghanistan until resigning in 2009 in protest of US escalation
of the war.*

*"This Is How AIPAC Really Works"
<https://www.thenation.com/article/aipac-omar-israel-congress-anti-semitism/>*
By* M. J. Rosenberg, **The Nation, *posted February 14
*The author is a former staff member of the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee (AIPAC).*

*"After the Trade War, a Real War with China?"
<https://chasfreeman.net/after-the-trade-war-a-real-war-with-china/>*
By *Chas W. Freeman, Jr., *ChasFreeman.net, posted February 12
*A lengthy, historically informed analysis of the relative positions of
China and the U.S. and their interrelationship. The author is a longtime
U.S. diplomat and official with the State and Defense departments and is
currently a senior fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for
International and Public Affairs.*

*"What's at Stake in Venezuela"
<https://www.lrb.co.uk/2019/02/08/greg-grandin/whats-at-stake-in-venezuela>*
By *Greg Grandin, **London Review of Books, *posted February 8
*This article includes valuable historical background. The author teaches
history at New York University.*

*"How the Neocons Captured Donald Trump"
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/05/how-neocons-captured-donald-trump/?utm_term=.1ec150c4e8f2>*
By *Brian D'Haeseleer, **Washington Post, *posted February 5
*"The return of Elliott Abrams puts the movement back in the White House."
The author teaches history at Lyon College and has written a book on
counterinsurgency in El Salvador from 1979 to 1992.*

*"Don't Let Democrats Become the Party of War"
<https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/02/04/dont-let-democrats-become-the-party-of-war-trump-syria-afghanistan-north-korea-pelosi-schumer/>*
By *Trita Parsi and Stephen Wertheim,** Foreign Policy, *posted February 4
*Trita Parsi is the author of *Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the
Triumph of Diplomacy *and Stephen Wertheim is a visiting assistant
professor of history at Columbia University.*

*"Why Elliott Abrams Is the Right Man for the Job in Venezuela"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/171125?fbclid=IwAR2sUnJ-SWfmGigtfL_4sCVcS4JoFtINBFAJpSgzrMmROdyZea3zMfh5DcE>*
By *Teresa Meade, *History News Network, posted February 3
*"Abrams is an apt choice for the job, as his career stretches back through
some of the most sordid instances of US intervention and brutality." The
author teaches history at Union College.*

*"The U.S. War in Afghanistan, 1999-2018"
<https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistan?utm_medium=email&utm_source=twtw&utm_content=020119&sp_mid=58368241&sp_rid=cnVwYXNoYWg0MEBob3RtYWlsLmNvbQS2>*
By the *Council on Foreign Relations, *posted [February 1]
A useful, detailed timeline going through January 2019

*Thanks to Roger Peace, Rusti Eisenberg, and an anonyous reader for
suggesting articles included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent
to jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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