Ian Tyrrell and Jay Sexton, eds. Empire’s Twin:  U.S. Imperialism from the Founding Era to the Age of Terrorism

Ian Tyrrell and Jay Sexton, eds. Empire’s Twin:  U.S. Imperialism from the Founding Era to the Age of Terrorism

Not long after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld expressed confidently to Al-Jazeera the following about American foreign policy:  “We don’t do empire.  We’re not imperialistic.  We never have been.  I can’t imagine why you’d even ask the question.” His undisguise...

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Published in:European Journal of American Studies 2016-02
Main Author: Gratale, Joseph Michael
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
19th century
American Civil War
Anti-imperialism
Cold War
Colonialism
Foreign policy
International relations
Native North Americans
Political activism
Postcolonialism
Sexton, Jay
Society
Vietnam War
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Summary:Not long after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld expressed confidently to Al-Jazeera the following about American foreign policy:  “We don’t do empire.  We’re not imperialistic.  We never have been.  I can’t imagine why you’d even ask the question.” His undisguised denial of an American empire, either in the past or present, runs up against rather compelling evidence which suggests otherwise.  Reluctance to acknowledge a persistent and strong current of imp...
ISSN:1991-9336
1991-9336