Dear CCI Friends,
Most of our politicians — Democrats and Republicans — have allegiance to the huge military-industrial complex (MIC). The result has been blank check support for numerous U.S.-NATO backed costly wars across our planet, trillions of dollars in debt, and dozens of wrecked economies worldwide — all in the alleged name of U.S. “global leadership.”
One balm I’ve found: As many of you may remember, I’ve been watching the new Quincy Institute and its President, Andrew Bacevich, for the past year and half. Bacevich, a West Pointer and Colonel in the U.S. Army, broke with the ranks and began telling the truth about U.S. military actions, NATO and our national indebtedness several years ago. He lost his only son who was following in his footsteps, in the most recent Iraq war. Bacevich knows from whence he speaks.
Two years ago Bacevich helped create the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, America’s only think tank dedicated to the unvarnished truth about America’s continuous wars abroad. The institute is named for John Quincy Adams, who famously proclaimed “America goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy” in a speech that has been quoted ever since to justify non-interference by the United States in the affairs of other nations.
Bacevich has assembled top specialists from academia and journalism, with military and regional expertise — all truth tellers who continuously address the most important current issues from an independent point of view.
In addition to delivering daily articles and sound bites on “hot spots” they deliver thoughtful analysis through Zoom webinars, and short videos. Quincy is a tremendous educational resource. Anatol Lieven, their Russia and regional specialist, is on staff there and has this cover story on the U.S.-Ukraine-Russia in this week’s Nation:
Ukraine: The Most Dangerous Problem in the World.
I urge you to join the Quincy team in its effort to educate our population. You can sign up for their weekly email updates here: https://quincyinst.org/subscribe/.
Pass it on to others!
Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives