The Unmooring of American Military Power
audio cd, 6 pages
English language
Published Sept. 7, 2012 by Random House Audio.
Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power is a 2012 book by Rachel Maddow. Her first book, Drift explores the premise that the manner in which the United States goes to war has gradually become more secretive and less democratic. In Drift, Maddow examines how American declarations of war have incrementally shifted from being congressionally approved to being centralized in the hands of the American president. The book's scope spans from the Vietnam War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Maddow has said that she wrote Drift because the topic deserved a long-form format that could not be adequately addressed in her television program. The book is dedicated to former Vice President Dick Cheney because he was on her "wish list" for her to interview.
Even if you think that Maddow presents the actions of the Soviet Union in rose-colored light, this is still a scary book in the I-don-t-want-this-to-be-true sense. Even at the Reagan years it's already making Metal Gear's Sen. Armstrong seem unimaginitive by comparison. For one man has been free to fight his own wars for decades. By the time it gets to Obama, it might as well start quoting Kirk.
Simply fantabulous. I love the fact that she actually used the word "chickenshittery" to describe Congress' behavior. Seriously funny stuff here! I also was really interested in reading more about Reagan's fiascoes, as I was really too young to catch any of that while it was happening. Love Rachel Maddow!
