The Immaculate Deception 0
Marcos Bretón looks at the recent claim by Congressman Eugene McCarthy that “that the United States has never sought land after winning a war, except to bury its war dead.” Anyone who knows anything (well, anything factual) about American history knows this to be false. Indeed, a quick web search for “manifest destiny” might be a good place to start.
And McCarthy was roundly derided for his comments.
Breton, though, argues that, in this (self-)deception, McCarthy is hardly an outlier. Here’s a bit from his article:
Follow the link for Breton’s reasoning.
