Credibility
September 5, 2013
The US must bomb Syria, we are told, to maintain its “credibility” on the world stage. I don’t get it. The US government invaded, occupied, and destabilized Afghanistan and Iraq. The US military uses cluster bombs, white phosphorus, and depleted uranium shells, all banned or discouraged by international treaty or convention. The President endorses extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendition, and torture, all prohibited by the Geneva Conventions. The NSA spies on its own citizens, in violation of US law, and denies it until caught. What credibility could the US government possibly have?
Peter G. Klein is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Baylor University and Carl Menger Research Fellow at the Mises Institute. He is author of The Capitalist & the Entrepreneur: Essays on Organizations & Markets along with other books and articles. He blogs at Organizations and Markets.
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