A few months ago we reviewed Robert Kagan’s excellent Dangerous Nation. Now Neo Neo-Con is reviewing it in detail.
Kagan goes back to original sources to maintain that the impetus towards the Spanish-American War was not the lies told by a jingoistic and overreaching press eager for the conflict. In fact, by the time the war began, bipartisan support was strong, even among many of those who had originally opposed it. And the newspapers hadn’t gotten it very wrong.
Preview here, Part 1 here, Part 2 to follow. Also, check out her nice new site design.
UPDATE: Here’s part 2.
