A Hollow Bomber Jacket

Submitted by Anna on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 21:29

Norman Solomon
December 7, 2010

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Last Friday, in a column about economic policy, Paul Krugman focused on “moral collapse” at the White House—“a complete failure of purpose and loss of direction.” Meanwhile, President Obama flew to Afghanistan, where he put on a leather bomber jacket and told U.S. troops: “You’re achieving your objectives. You will succeed in your mission.”

For the Obama presidency, moral collapse has taken on the appearance of craven clockwork, establishing a concentric pattern—doing immense damage to economic security at home while ratcheting up warfare overseas.

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