by
Michael S. Rozeff

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Sociologist
Bill Gibson was recorded in 1987 talking about his
book on the Vietnam War (The
Perfect War: Techno-War in Vietnam). In this video on YouTube,
he touches on many interesting aspects of the war, like the myths
and delusions of the U.S. military, its leaders and those of the
American people. I watched all 10 parts, which is unusual for me.
In Part 10, he accurately foretold that, since the delusions had
not yet been shattered, the U.S. would again make wars it could
not win.

These delusions
that are a contributing factor to causing folly after folly are
culturally rooted and historically-conditioned. There are reasons
why Americans over-estimate the importance of technical gadgets
of war, look upon other governments as inferior, look upon other
peoples as inferior, do not understand foreign systems, separate
the world into good guys (Americans) and bad guys (whoever doesn’t
agree with Americans), refuse to face realities, think that wars
can be run like production lines, focus on body counts, kills and
statistics, view systems that are different as threats, and on and
on.

May
24, 2012

Michael
S. Rozeff [send him mail]
is a retired Professor of Finance living in East Amherst, New York.
He is the author of the free e-book Essays
on American Empire: Liberty vs. Domination and the free e-book
The U.S. Constitution
and Money: Corruption and Decline.