Militarist America

Militarism is all around us.  We spend more on military bands each year than we do on the entire Foreign Service.  Anyone who has watched the Super Bowl must wonder why big expensive jet planes are flying over the stadium, and we are expected to pledge our fealty to the men and women of the armed forces despite the fact that what we have is a mercenary force.  As this article reminds us, recent personnel changes in the CIA, the Defense Department, and Afghanistan have got to give you pause.  Salute!

http://www.alternet.org/world/151291