Putins Invasion of Ukraine Salon, Ray Mc Govern, John Mearsheimer
To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To an empire, everything looks like a crisis to justify a multitrilliondollar militaryindustrialsecurity complex as dictatress of the world. The crisis du jour for the American empire is Russias aggression against Ukraine. The political establishment and the mainstream media assign responsibility to President Putins megalomaniac ambition to recreate the Soviet empire. The Committee welcomes Ray McGovern and John Mearsheimer as a breath of fresh air. They shoulder the United States with a fair share of the blame: the neverending expansion of NATO cheek by jowl to Russian borders provoked the invasion ( ); Russia fears nuclear weapons on its borders as more menacing than the Cuban Missile Crisis was to the United States. Ray and John will offer some thoughts regarding how to bury the hatchet and move forward. We all look forward to what we know will be a robust discussion. John Mearsheimer returns for the third
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