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From Antiwar.com<\/a><\/strong>: “James Bovard, author of Attention Deficit Democracy, discusses his article, \u201cUncle Sam\u2019s big plans for your hard-earned tax dollars;\u201d the two-party \u201cconsensus of rascals\u201d on US foreign policy; the \u201cbest and brightest\u201d government policymakers who are blinded by arrogance, tunnel vision and echo chambers; and the confusion about whether disastrous foreign policy decisions are made by design, incompetence, or some combination thereof.”<\/p>\n

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