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"Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire", 2003.
This paper presents an analytical question aimed at "Blowback: the costs and consequences of American Empire" by Chalmers Johnson.
640 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 22.95
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The writer of this paper summarizes the book and then addresses a question to the author about the book?s premise. In addition the paper explains why the book is important and what bearing it has on today?s America.
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?The author calls the book Blowback because it is a term meaning unintended consequences for some government action. He believes that we are headed for some blowback consequences that will arise from our recent militaristic movement around the world. The book is a challenge to America to rethink our world position and be sure we are sending the message that we want to send. He uses examples such as stationing 35,000 men in the gulf area following the Gulf War and reminds the reader that it caused immediate hatred by the Arabs including Bin Laden.?
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"Blowback", 2007.
An analysis of the foreign policy of the United States, as described in the book "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" by Chalmers Johnson.
853 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the book "Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire" written in 2000 by Chalmers Johnson. The paper discusses the concepts presented in the book with regard to the United States' foreign policy, particularly its apparent policy of 'going it alone', and it comments on the consequences of this approach to politics.
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"At times, Johnson sounds eerily precedent in his predictions of terrorism, and his discussion of the seriousness of the United States actions having the unintended consequences of stimulating terrorist attacks against America around the world. It is hard to believe this book was authored in 2000, when the World Trade Center towers still stood tall. Johnson's advocacy against the United States functioning as the world's policeman, rather than attempting to act as part of the international community, is also important advice, sadly unheard, when the United States contemplated intervening in Iraq."
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Blowback, 2002.
An in-depth study of the book by Chalmers Johnson, ?Blowback: The Cost and Consequences of American Empire.?
4,600 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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This extensive paper reviews the well researched book by Chalmers Johnson, ?Blowback: The Cost and Consequences of American Empire,? in its investigation for the reason for the recent terrorist attacks against America citizens worldwide. It explorers the international policy of the United States since the post World War II era, and the tactics of the Pentagon and the CIA in controlling the internal affairs of other nations. The paper believes that American should change its dominating policies, by not demoralizing other nations and demobilizing the United States forces, which would lessen the deep resentment against its growing influence and imperialistic rule in other countries most noticeably, Middle Eastern and Asian regions.
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"To most Americans, it is not clear why they are being targeted around the world by terrorists and what have they done to arose such hatred and antagonism. They consider themselves innocent harmless human beings who happen to be the citizens of world?s most powerful country. So what exactly is wrong with that, why is their nationality causing huge problems for them. These are some of the important questions popping up in the minds of millions of Americans residing in all parts of the world. Many have tried to answer them but few have done with the precision and depth of Chalmers Johnson. His highly well researched book, ?Blowback: The Cost and Consequences of American Empire? focuses on American political and military policies which have caused problems for its citizens around the world. Terrorist attacks against Americans are rising but few have tried to explore the root causes of this. Johnson carefully explains that the primary cause of rising tension between America and the rest of the world is rooted in the former?s policies. It is important to keep one important thing in mind. Though there are similar books available on the subject but their objective is different from that of Johnson?s. They mainly try to denounce American policies and show how they are leading to worldwide conflict, but this is the not the sole purpose of Johnson?s research. Johnson maintains that America must seek to learn from its past mistakes in order to lessen the impact of its wrong policies. While on the surface, he may appear to be another leftist critics of government?s policies, but the actual truth is that Johnson?s purpose is anything but to instigate its enemies against the administration. He is though totally unsympathetic of CIA and Pentagon?s actions, he feels that the best way to improve security conditions for America and its citizens is to target the root causes of this antagonism and hatred. He doesn?t intend to demoralize America but instead wants to show its government and people what they have been unable to see through their ill-informed rose-colored and often prejudiced glasses. The world is changing and the policies of other countries including South Korea and Japan are likely to affect America in the long run whether the government believes it or not. He believes not in demoralizing but in demobilizing of United States, which might lessen deep resentment against its growing influence and imperialistic rule in other countries most noticeably, Middle Eastern and Asian regions."
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?Blowback?, 2005.
An overview of Chalmers Johnson's book on the consequences of America's foreign policy.
1,024 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper shows how, in his book, "Blowback", Chalmers Johnson uses the term to attempt to show that the evil nature of American foreign policy has consistently resulted in unwelcome consequences. The paper shows the relevance of Johnson's book to the events of September 11th, even though it was written a year before the tragedy.
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"In writing about the attacks on the World Trade Center, Johnson says, "one man's terrorist is, of course, another man's freedom fighter, and what US officials denounce as unprovoked terrorist attacks on its innocent citizens are often meant as retaliation for previous American imperial actions." He attempts to justify the actions of the terrorists on 9-11 by saying that they were responding in the only way that they could against overwhelming US military superiority. "The United States deploys such overwhelming military force globally that for its militarized opponents only an "asymmetric strategy," in the jargon of the Pentagon, has any chance of success." He points out that the attacks were not against America, but against American foreign policy, a distinction that the victims of 9-11 are unlikely to see."
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Blowback, 2001.
A look at the reasons behind the September 11 terrorist attacks and how U.S. foreign policy in the 1980s created a terrorist breeding ground in the Middle East.
1,095 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 38.95
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The paper is a discussion of reasons for the terrorist attacks of September 11. It discusses foreign policy in the 1980s including CIA actions that have led to today?s hostile situation. The paper also introduces the two sources of conflict in the world today: globalization and fundamentalism.
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?The fault of intelligence agencies is not that they did not stop terrorism, but that they actively created a situation in the Middle East which bred terrorism. In the mid 1980s, as the Cold War came to a head, the CIA funded and supplied arms to militant fundamentalist Muslim groups, in an effort to create unity against the USSR . In the parlance of ?intelligence? organizations, the ?blowback? from this activity is the current state of terrorism in the Middle East . ?
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