Fromtheacclaimedveteranpoliticalanalyst,asearingnewexpos矇ofhowtheAmericanmilitary,withthehelpofthemedia,concealsitsperpetualwar“Nooneisbetteratexposingthedynamicsofmediaandpoliticsthatkeepstartingandcontinuingwars.WarMadeInvisiblewillprovidethefreshandprofoundclaritythatourcountrydesperatelyneeds.“--DanielEllsbergMorethantwentyyearsago,9/11andthewarinAfghanistansetintomotionahugelyconsequentialshiftinAmerica’sforeignpolicy:aperpetualstateofwarthatisalmostentirelyinvisibletotheAmericanpublic.WarMadeInvisible,bythejournalistandpoliticalanalystNormanSolomon,exposeshowthishappened,andwhatitsconsequencesare,frommilitaryandciviliancasualtiestodrainedresourcesathome.FromIraqthroughAfghanistanandSyriaandontolittle-knowndeploymentsinarangeofcountriesaroundtheglobe,theUnitedStateshasbeenatperpetualwarforatleastthepasttwodecades.YetmanyoftheseforaysremainofftheradarofaverageAmericans.Compliantjournalistsaddtothesmokescreenbyprovidingnarrowcoverageofmilitaryengagementsandbyrepeatingthemilitary’stalkingpoints.Meanwhile,theincreaseduseofhightechnology,airpower,andremotedroneshasputdistancebetweensoldiersandthecivilianswhodie.Backathome,Solomonargues,thecloakofinvisibilitymasksmassivePentagonbudgetsthatreceivebipartisanapprovalevenaspolicymakersstruggletofundthedomesticagenda.Necessary,timely,andunflinching,WarMadeInvisibleisaneloquentmoralcallforcountingthetruecostsofwar.
