Dial a war

Article Abstract:

The rules of war changed when dropping the atomic bomb in 1945 proved it was possible to win a war without ground troops. The death toll in the Vietnam conflict of the 1960s and 1970s convinced the population of the US that a war without ground troops is not only possible but preferable. The Vietnam conflict should also have taught Americans that superior technology does not guarantee victory.

Influence, Armed Forces, Military aspects, Technology, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Military mobilization

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Wither the Labor Party

Article Abstract:

This article examines the crisis of identify now affecting the Australian Labor Party. Relevant points include Labor's roots as the party of the working class and advocate of democratic socialism, the effect of having been in power from 1983 to 1996, the problem posed by the triumph of free-market capitalism, and the blurring of the distinction between labor and capital.

Australia, Political activity, Political aspects, Australian Labour Party

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Heeding the guns of history

Article Abstract:

An analysis of the American campaign in Iraq is provided. The article explains why the early stages of the war have not been as successful as anticipated by Washington.

United States, International politics, Iraq, Analysis, Military policy, Tactics, Military tactics, Iraq War, 2003-

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