In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, wether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist

General y Presidente de los EE.UU., Dwight Eisenhower, durante su discurso de despedida “FarewellRadio and Television Address to the American People” del 17 de enero de 1961

Historical data show a strong correlation between U.S. involvement in international situations and an increase in terrorist attacks against the United States

Defense Science Board – Citado en “Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire” de Chalrmers Johnson

We need a common enemy to unite us

Condoleeza Rice, Asesora de Seguridad Nacional – Citado en “High time for Condi, Colin to go” 23 de febrero de 2003

No matter how compelling America‘s ideals, they still come wrapped in American power. People abroad may love the former, but they are inevitably suspicious of the latter. And if America falters in its application of its ideals, people around the world will believe that they are simply a smoke screen for its power

Fareed Zakaria “The previous superpower”, New York Times, Sunday Book Review, 27 de julio de 2003

Freedom is untidy. And free people are free to commit mistakes, and to commit crimes

Donald Rumsfeld, Secretario de Defensa – Citado en “Demonstration Effect” en Harper‘s 306, Junio 2003, por Lewis H. Lapham

Let‘s look at it simply. The most important difference between North Korea and Iraq is that economically, we just had no choice in Iraq. The country swims on a sea of oil

Wolfowitz – DefenseLink 2003