Anderson abridged (was Re: Anderson weighs in)

[Jeet Heer]

Right Brad. My summary got that mixed up. Here goes again: During the Cold
War, US relied more on consent rather than force to rule over its allies.
Since 1989, force rather than consent is increasingly the preferred tool,
because of US preponderance of power and also the weakening of the alliance
between the big capitalist powers. Anderson also believes that the
"revolution in military affairs" that Rumsfeld always talks about does in
fact represent a qualitative improvement in US military strength, giving it
unrivaled abilities to conduct operations almost anywhere in the world.


> >>  During the Cold War, US hegemony was based more on force than
> >>  consent, since capitalists of all nations feared communism and
> >>  generally rallied behind US leadership.
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> ?You mean consent rather than force?
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