5/12/2023 0 Comments Blowback chalmers“Historical data show a strong correlation between U.S. Time and again, the United States and its allies have intervened in a faraway conflict, typically in the Muslim-majority Middle East they’ve dropped some bombs, killed some “bad guys,” and then declared “mission accomplished.” Time and again, these interventions have ended up resulting in bloodshed and conflict later down the line - often on U.S. government’s international activities that have been kept secret from the American people.” Sir Isaac Newton called it his Third Law of Motion.Īs the late historian of empire and one-time consultant to the CIA, Chalmers Johnson, explained in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, blowback is “a metaphor for the unintended consequences of the U.S. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
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