February 15 marks the day, 17 years ago, when global demonstrations against the pending Iraq invasion were so massive that the New York Times called world public opinion “the second superpower.” But the U.S. ignored it and invaded Iraq anyway. So what has become of the momentous hopes of that day? The U.S. military has not won a war since 1945,
Может ли вторая сверхдержава в мире восстать из пепла двадцатилетней войны
Хотя военная пропаганда нашего правительства убедила многих американцев в том, что мы бессильны остановить ее катастрофические войны, она не смогла убедить большинство американцев в том, что мы не хотим этого хотеть.

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Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of CODEPINK and author of Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection. Her new book is Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic.

Nicolas J.S. Davies
Nicolas J.S. Davies is the author of Blood On Our Hands: the American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq. He also wrote the chapters on “Obama at War” in Grading the 44th President: a Report Card on Barack Obama’s First Term as a Progressive Leader.