Today I came across a terrific 2006 article in Harper's by Kevin Baker about the persistent myth that great failures by great powers can only result from perfidy from within, i.e., from a "stab in the back". From Germany in World War I to the US in Korea and Vietnam, the legend has lived on, and we're going to see it again when a Democratic president finally takes out troops out of Iraq.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Stabbed in the Back!
Today I came across a terrific 2006 article in Harper's by Kevin Baker about the persistent myth that great failures by great powers can only result from perfidy from within, i.e., from a "stab in the back". From Germany in World War I to the US in Korea and Vietnam, the legend has lived on, and we're going to see it again when a Democratic president finally takes out troops out of Iraq.
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