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America, War, and the Myths We Still Believe (#321)
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What if one of the things Americans believe most deeply about America simply isn’t true?
Americans have a powerful story about who they are and why America acts when it does.
Historian Robert Kagan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, says America's own history tells a very different story.
He discusses:
● The biggest myth Americans believe about their own country
● What American history looks like when you strip that myth away
● Why America keeps doing something it insists it doesn’t want to do
● Whether America’s wars were really forced upon it
● The unexpected connection between American power and the threats America faces
● What China and Russia may understand about America that Americans don’t
● What happens if America turns inward again
What if the biggest thing Americans misunderstand about their role in the world isn’t the world?
It’s America.
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