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Introduction to The Failure of America’s Foreign Wars

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The following is the introduction to The Failure of America’s Foreign Wars, published by The Future of Freedom Foundation in 1996. The twentieth century has been the era of the social engineer. Regardless of the labels the social engineer has chosen to use at various times and in different places—communism, socialism, fascism, Nazism, social liberalism, welfare statism, interventionism, one-worldism—they all have added up to the same thing: individuals and society are to be reshaped and designed according to the specifications of the social engineer. The presumption is that individuals—left to themselves, in peaceful and free interaction with their fellow men—will create social outcomes less desirable and more harmful than if society is made to conform to the pattern the social engineer has constructed for it. The social engineer claims to know the “real needs” of the people far better than those people themselves. He is confident that ...

Preface to The Failure of America’s Foreign Wars

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The following is the preface to The Failure of America’s Foreign Wars, published by The Future of Freedom Foundation in 1996. For over one hundred years, the American way of life was unique: no income taxation, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, public schooling, economic regulations, or welfare. Except for allowing slavery, government’s role was primarily limited to protecting people from the violence of others, both foreign and domestic, and providing a judiciary by which people could peacefully resolve their disputes. People were free to live their lives the way they chose, as long as they did so peacefully. They could accumulate unlimited amounts of wealth and decide for themselves what to do with it. The result was the most prosperous, healthy, and charitable period in history. But perhaps the most important aspect of the American philosophy during the nineteenth century was the American people’s refusal to permit their ...

Kosovo Déjà Vu

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As the world looks on at the growing mess in post-war Iraq, it is time to recall the U.S. government’s bombing campaign against Serbia. There are many similarities to the recent campaign in Iraq. President Bill Clinton’s war against Serbia epitomized his moralism, his arrogance, his refusal to respect law, and his fixation on proving his virtue by using deadly force, regardless of how many innocent people died in the process. Ethnic conflicts exploded throughout the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. The casualty toll was highest in Bosnia. In 1995, the Clinton administration backed a sweep by the U.S.-trained Croatian army to recapture Serb-held territory in Croatia. More than a quarter million Serbian civilians were turned into refugees by this attack; much of Croatia was ethnically cleansed in the process, as journalist Doug Bandow reported at the time. The U.S. government made no protest and refused to recognize the plight of Serbian refugees. By 1998, full-scale civil war was raging ...

An Important Message to Our Friends and Supporters

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To: FFF Friends and Supporters From: Jacob G. Hornberger President The Future of Freedom Foundation 11350 Random Hills Road Suite 800 Fairfax, VA 22030 Tel: (703) 934-6101 Fax: (703) 352-8678 jhornberger@fff.org www.fff.org Dear Friends and Supporters of FFF: Im writing to give you an update on all the good things that are happening at The Future of Freedom Foundation and to seek your support for them. As you know, ideas have ...