The New Cold War and the Necessity of Patriotic Heresy

http://www.thenation.com/article/180942/new-cold-war-and-necessity-patriotic-heresy#

US fallacies may be leading to war with Russia.

Stephen F. Cohen

August 12, 2014  

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US President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 2013. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

I prepared the text below for remarks to the annual US-Russia Forum in Washington, DC, on June 16. Though held in the Hart Senate Office Building, and well attended, the event was privately organized, without any official auspices. In order to fit the time allocated to speakers, I had to abridge my text. I have restored the deletions here and spelled out a number of my impromptu comments. In addition, I refer to a few subsequent developments to illustrate some of my themes. I have not, however, significantly revised words written to be spoken into the prose I prefer for published articles. —SFC