Tomgram: Chalmers Johnson, Economic Death Spiral at the Pentagon

Grow up!  Dr. Johnson is describing, in painful and typical detail, the folly of our delusions as empire.  [excerpt]  ... Almost 30 years after those words were written, the situation has grown far worse. Until we decide (or are forced) to dismantle our empire, sell off most of our 761 military bases (according to official statistics for fiscal year 2008) in other people's countries, and bring our military expenditures into line with those of the rest of the world, we are destined to go bankrupt in the name of national defense. As of this moment, we are well on our way, which is why the Obama administration will face such critical -- and difficult -- decisions when it comes to the Pentagon budget. ... Read it and think of what must be done, wherever you live, but most especially in Kansas. Click here for the full article, which I will freely discuss soon.