The New American Empire

By Rodrigue Tremblay

What is behind the American-led war in Iraq? Has the long and uninterrupted march towards globalization and world economic interdependence reached a zenith and begun to regress? What will be the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0741418878
• ISBN13: 9780741418876
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Infinity Publishing (PA)
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Bush has Lowered the Bar

[...] The author of "The New American Empire" builds a solid case, from public official reports, and shows that the unprovoked invasion of Iraq followed in the footsteps of the 1980 Carter Doctrine aimed at using military force to protect the flow of Middle Eastern oil. Tremblay also amply documents the Israeli pressures, coming from outside and inside the government, for such a war. Reading this book, I came to the conclusion that this demonstration comes closer to the truth than anything else in exposing the true reasons for this disastrous war. It's a read.

Simply the best book on American Empire

I have read many great (and not so great) books on President Bush and on how his Neo-con advisers gave him the intellectual and the intelligence ammunitions to launch a unilateral war against Iraq. None, however, integrates the lessons of history (the cycle of empires) and the intricacies of domestic politics (the role of AIPAC) in such a clear and powerful way as The New American Empire does. The book covers such a wide range of related topics, from the 'Just War theory' to the 'Brezhnev Doctrine' and the 'Helsinki Accords', that it is impossible to read it without acquiring ipso facto a synthetic view of geopolitics and its current ramifications. It is a welcomed antidote to the superficial analyses that one reads in the major newspapers and hears on cable TV. I have a feeling that this is one book that will stand out as very prophetic in a few years.

A deftly researched, deadly serious warning

In The New American Empire, economist and professor emeritus Rodrigue Tremblay dares to ask: what is really the motive behind the American war in Iraq? What will be its consequences, both for the United States and the world? Focusing on a critical shift that American foreign and domestic policies have taken under George Bush since September 11, 2001, viewed both in the context of modern history and as part of the evolution of Western civilization since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The dangerous implications of a war initiated and led under false pretenses, the strategic importance of oil and its fundamental motivation in a political and worldwide power grab, emerging decadence in the West and more are all chronicles with a cautious eye and a sharp tongue. A deftly researched, deadly serious warning of the clear and present dangers of America's current uncontrolled national hubris.

"An Original Take on the New American Empire"

"M. Marshall" (Palo Alto CA, USA) In sixteen thought-provoking chapters, the author discusses, among other topics, a comparison of the zealous mindsets of Ossama bin Laden and George W. Bush, the rise of the religious right and its growing influence in the Republican Party, the international implications of the "Bush Doctrine" of September, 2002, and the strategic importance of oil. One of the most enlightening sections in this timely book is the discussion of the "Just War Theory". Is George W. Bush's war of aggression against Iraq a "Just War"? The author emphatically answers No. He presents a clear case against a war which has so far caused more than 25,000 deaths, most of them civilian, including those of more than 1,000 young Americans sent half way around the world. For what? Nobody seems to know, since the official rationales for starting this war have disappeared one after the other, some being outright lies. This was not a war of "last resort", since Wolfowitz, Cheney and Co had been planning the invasion of Iraq for more than a decade. It would seem now that the war in Iraq is not being fought with the "right intentions": Wolfowitz and Cheney have mentioned, on numerous occasions, that "Iraq's oil" had to be secured. There was no "just cause" either since Iraq had no military capabilities to threaten the United States, or any other country for that matter. This is a war with no legitimacy, since the United Nations refused to give its authorisation for such a military invasion. And, as a result of the indiscriminate bombings of civilian urban populations, it is an immoral war, because it has resulted in the killing of scores of innocent people. Chapter 16, "Greatness and Decadence of the West", could perhaps have been the starting point for this essay, and is well worth a second read. In it, Dr. Tremblay resumes in a nutshell the essential values of Western civilisation and the reasons for its success. Taking us into the future, the author speculates on the life cycle of this "Democratic Western Empire" which may soon be split into two competing economic blocs-the United States and Europe. Eventually, as China develops and expands, a tri-polar world may emerge. Because of its sharp analysis of U.S. politics following the shock of Sept.11, this book will hold the readers interest from beginning to end. Kudos to the author.

George W. Bush's imperial America...

It is difficult to find a more up-to-date and more well-researched book about George W. Bush's imperial America. From the "Just War Theory" (chap. 10) to the fate of Western civilization (chap. 16), one finds a very thoughtful analysis of why the U.S. government is on a wrong and dangerous path in its foreign policy.