I read Max Boot's "War Made New" in collage. I just bought another copy for myself. His books are really easy to read; and the attention to detail is exquisite. I highly recommend any of his books.
I have enjoyed uncommon knowledge since I started watching it but will suggest the host be a more objective and unbiased. When you are not sure say "alleged" or something instead of stating something as if it was fact. Assad used chemical weapons for example..
+Gerald G Interesting point. I was reading some news the other day about the Bataclan attack, and it said, "What we know now". The words struck me. The newspapermen don't really know anything. It should have read, "What the authorities are telling us now". That is the reality, and saying it that way changes our feelings toward what comes after. Which is to say, we should consider all news propaganda first.
Brilliant man, very relevant book in this day and age (currently reading it) but his bias about Obama keeps him from answering the latter questions objectively
Also, SHAME on the Hoover Institute for such an event. Herbert Hoover was a man of peace and is no doubt turning in his grave for allowing such a man in.
+Vebinz You should ask the Buddhists of Afghanistan how well pacifism worked out. Oh wait, they don't exist anymore because they were wiped by the West's current adversary. We can admire men of peace, but pacifism manifests itself as a retreat from reality. Change imposes itself upon us; sometimes change is evil, and sometimes change means extinction. It is for the good of humanity that we defend ourselves against evil and extinction. Wars should never be elective, for empire. Wars should only be fought to preserve one's civilization. Furthermore, this man is a writer, not a warrior.
+Robert Walsh Your post does not negate my point. Hoover was not a pacifist, but he was against the kind of wars the US is fighting today. Do you know what Hoover said when he came into office and was told of the Marines stationed over-seas (Caribbean)? He said "This is not how I want America represented", and he ordered them out. Can you imagine any one saying such a thing today, including on the "Hoover" Institute? -- "Wars should never be elective, for empire. Wars should only be fought to preserve one's civilization. " Yes, agreed, thus disqualifying all of the US' post-WWII wars. -- Bottom line, the Hoover Institute today represents a world-vew that is not Herbert Hoover's, and in fact opposes it. Hoover would never have agreed with anythig that's been happening for the past 15 years (and beyond).
I agree with you in part, but should we have allowed Bolshevism to conquer the world? Should we now allow Islam to conquer the world? Our enemy is patient. We've given the enemy wild opportunities with our flaccid wars of imperialist idiocy. And yes, it is abundantly clear to all, removing the ring of dictators (including Saddam) in the Middle East was utterly foolish. But what to do now? Do we disengage with the Middle East? Do we not counter Jihadist influence and violence around the world? War imposes itself upon us, and for the sake of civilization we must oppose, at home and abroad, an ideology whose stated goal is total domination of the globe and the erasure of human freedom, history and culture. Islamic Jihad is why Max Boot is relevant today, and why there is no shame in having him on the show.
Robert Walsh "I agree with you in part, but should we have allowed Bolshevism to conquer the world? Should we now allow Islam to conquer the world? Our enemy is patient. We've given the enemy wild opportunities with our flaccid wars of imperialist idiocy. And yes, it is abundantly clear to all, removing the ring of dictators (including Saddam) in the Middle East was utterly foolish. But what to do now? Do we disengage with the Middle East? Do we not counter Jihadist influence and violence around the world? War imposes itself upon us, and for the sake of civilization we must oppose, at home and abroad, an ideology whose stated goal is total domination of the globe and the erasure of human freedom, history and culture. Islamic Jihad is why Max Boot is relevant today, and why there is no shame in having him on the show." ---- No, you don't agree with me at all, as you obviously hold the same world-view as Boot and the Hover Institute, lacking any morality. Herbert Hoover was no fan of Communism or the Soviet Union, but spoek out against the Cold War. One can oppose something without gaining the right to attack it physically. Everything you wrote "the enemy" can say against the US: "total domination of the globe", "erasure of human freedom, history, and culture", etc... It is the nature of imperialism. Unless ofcourse you deny that the US is an imperial power (something that Boot himself happily supports, as he does the over-throw of those "ring of dictators" you alluded to). But all if that is still irrelevant. What's relevant is that the Hoover institute now stands against its founder. Boot's, and the Hoover's Institute's (and yours, I assume) world-view is an amoral "might makes right" world. Fair enough, but just don't sugar-coat it with all that specious bullshit about "freedom" and "democracy".
Vebinz, so quick to anger. Ha ha. God is almighty, and He makes right, so yes I do believe might makes right. Values, divorced from force, are meaningless. Furthermore, one cannot derive ought from is, which means that outside the edict of a celestial dictatorship there are no human rights. The cornerstone of every nation, every religion is violence. Only those who prattle from afar can actually believe that non-violence can stand up to force. Grow up kid.
I read Max Boot's "War Made New" in collage. I just bought another copy for myself. His books are really easy to read; and the attention to detail is exquisite. I highly recommend any of his books.
"... a legitimate government ..." - interesting concept, any modern day examples come to mind?
It was a very windy day indeed when little Max fell from the tree of his father Alexander.
Skipping over the issue of the legitimacy of never ending war, and landing neatly on the question of how to best go about it.
I have enjoyed uncommon knowledge since I started watching it but will suggest the host be a more objective and unbiased. When you are not sure say "alleged" or something instead of stating something as if it was fact. Assad used chemical weapons for example..
+Gerald G Interesting point.
I was reading some news the other day about the Bataclan attack, and it said, "What we know now". The words struck me. The newspapermen don't really know anything. It should have read, "What the authorities are telling us now". That is the reality, and saying it that way changes our feelings toward what comes after. Which is to say, we should consider all news propaganda first.
USSR is back in town!!
ProTip: it never really went away.
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is the founder of gurilla warfare
Brilliant man, very relevant book in this day and age (currently reading it) but his bias about Obama keeps him from answering the latter questions objectively
he collects data, as a good historian does, but he misses things as he is not inside.
Also, SHAME on the Hoover Institute for such an event.
Herbert Hoover was a man of peace and is no doubt turning in his grave for allowing such a man in.
+Vebinz You should ask the Buddhists of Afghanistan how well pacifism worked out. Oh wait, they don't exist anymore because they were wiped by the West's current adversary.
We can admire men of peace, but pacifism manifests itself as a retreat from reality. Change imposes itself upon us; sometimes change is evil, and sometimes change means extinction. It is for the good of humanity that we defend ourselves against evil and extinction. Wars should never be elective, for empire. Wars should only be fought to preserve one's civilization.
Furthermore, this man is a writer, not a warrior.
+Robert Walsh
Your post does not negate my point.
Hoover was not a pacifist, but he was against the kind of wars the US is fighting today.
Do you know what Hoover said when he came into office and was told of the Marines stationed over-seas (Caribbean)? He said "This is not how I want America represented", and he ordered them out. Can you imagine any one saying such a thing today, including on the "Hoover" Institute?
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"Wars should never be elective, for empire. Wars should only be fought to preserve one's civilization. "
Yes, agreed, thus disqualifying all of the US' post-WWII wars.
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Bottom line, the Hoover Institute today represents a world-vew that is not Herbert Hoover's, and in fact opposes it. Hoover would never have agreed with anythig that's been happening for the past 15 years (and beyond).
I agree with you in part, but should we have allowed Bolshevism to conquer the world?
Should we now allow Islam to conquer the world?
Our enemy is patient. We've given the enemy wild opportunities with our flaccid wars of imperialist idiocy. And yes, it is abundantly clear to all, removing the ring of dictators (including Saddam) in the Middle East was utterly foolish. But what to do now? Do we disengage with the Middle East? Do we not counter Jihadist influence and violence around the world? War imposes itself upon us, and for the sake of civilization we must oppose, at home and abroad, an ideology whose stated goal is total domination of the globe and the erasure of human freedom, history and culture.
Islamic Jihad is why Max Boot is relevant today, and why there is no shame in having him on the show.
Robert Walsh
"I agree with you in part, but should we have allowed Bolshevism to conquer the world?
Should we now allow Islam to conquer the world?
Our enemy is patient. We've given the enemy wild opportunities with our flaccid wars of imperialist idiocy. And yes, it is abundantly clear to all, removing the ring of dictators (including Saddam) in the Middle East was utterly foolish. But what to do now? Do we disengage with the Middle East? Do we not counter Jihadist influence and violence around the world? War imposes itself upon us, and for the sake of civilization we must oppose, at home and abroad, an ideology whose stated goal is total domination of the globe and the erasure of human freedom, history and culture.
Islamic Jihad is why Max Boot is relevant today, and why there is no shame in having him on the show."
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No, you don't agree with me at all, as you obviously hold the same world-view as Boot and the Hover Institute, lacking any morality.
Herbert Hoover was no fan of Communism or the Soviet Union, but spoek out against the Cold War.
One can oppose something without gaining the right to attack it physically.
Everything you wrote "the enemy" can say against the US: "total domination of the globe", "erasure of human freedom, history, and culture", etc...
It is the nature of imperialism. Unless ofcourse you deny that the US is an imperial power (something that Boot himself happily supports, as he does the over-throw of those "ring of dictators" you alluded to).
But all if that is still irrelevant. What's relevant is that the Hoover institute now stands against its founder.
Boot's, and the Hoover's Institute's (and yours, I assume) world-view is an amoral "might makes right" world.
Fair enough, but just don't sugar-coat it with all that specious bullshit about "freedom" and "democracy".
Vebinz, so quick to anger. Ha ha.
God is almighty, and He makes right, so yes I do believe might makes right. Values, divorced from force, are meaningless. Furthermore, one cannot derive ought from is, which means that outside the edict of a celestial dictatorship there are no human rights. The cornerstone of every nation, every religion is violence. Only those who prattle from afar can actually believe that non-violence can stand up to force. Grow up kid.