The Bush agenda : invading the world, one economy at a time

__The Bush Agenda__ is the first book to expose the Bush Administration's radical economic agenda for global domination, a plan more extreme, unilateral and audacious than any of his predecessors, a plan that has created the greatest level of violent opposition to America and Americans in recent history. __The Bush Agenda: Invading the World,__ One Economy at a Time explores the Bush Administration's plan to invade the world through a corporate globalization agenda, first in Iraq, then the Middle East with the proposed U.S.-Middle East Free Trade Area, and ultimately as a cornerstone to the global Bush Doctrine of Pax Americana. What is Bush's "free trade?" It's an economic model that argues that by removing restrictions on multinational corporations, these companies will be freed to become engines of economic growth in countries around the world, but in fact bring vast wealth of a small number of global elites while entire populations suffer dislocation, poverty and violence, creating a perfect Petri dish for breeding terrorists. The instruments for this takeover include such corporations as Bechtel, Lockheed Martin, ChevronTexaco, Halliburton, and many others. This book addresses the history of U.S. economic relations throughout the world over the past 25 years, the key role of U.S. corporations, and the larger Bush economic agenda and what the potential impact of this agenda will be on the United States and the world. It concludes with specific alternatives to guide the U.S. on a more peaceful and sustainable course in the future. Using Naomi Klein's No Logo and Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation as models, The Bush Agenda is based on hard analytic fact and presented so that it will not only be persuasive, but highly engaging and entertaining to a broad audience. Trade Expert Juhasz Explores The Bush Administration's Plan To Dominate The World Through A Corporate Globalization Agenda, First In Iraq, Then The Proposed U.s.-middle East Free Trade Area, And Ultimately As A Cornerstone To The Global Bush Doctrine. Bush's Free Trade Economic Model Argues That, By Removing Restrictions On Multinational Corporations, These Companies Will Become Engines Of Economic Growth Around The World--but This Will In Fact Bring Vast Wealth Of A Small Number Of Global Elites While Entire Populations Suffer Dislocation, Poverty And Violence, Creating A Perfect Environment For Breeding Terrorists. The Instruments For This Takeover Include Such Corporations As Bechtel, Lockheed Martin, Chevrontexaco, And Halliburton. Juhasz Addresses U.s. Economic Relations Over The Past 25 Years, The Key Role Of U.s. Corporations, And The Larger Bush Economic Agenda And Its Potential Impact. It Concludes With Specific Alternatives To Guide The U.s. On A More Peaceful And Sustainable Course.--from Publisher Description. 1. The Bush Agenda -- 2. Ambitions Of Empire -- 3. A Model For Failure : Corporate Globalization -- 4. The Corporations : Bechtel, Chevron, Halliburton, And Lockheed Martin -- 5. A Mutual Seduction : Turning Toward Iraq -- 6. The Economic Invasion Of Iraq -- 7. Exporting Free Trade In Place Of Freedom To The Middle East : The U.s.-middle East Free Trade Area -- 8. The Failure Of The Bush Agenda : A World At Greater Risk -- 9. A Better Agenda Is Possible. Antonia Juhasz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [347]-364) And Index. In The Bush Agenda, Antonia Juhasz exposes a radical corporate globalization agenda that has been refined by leading members and allies of the Bush administration over decades and reached its fullest, most aggressive implementation under George W. Bush—and Bush Agenda adherents plan for it to outlast him. Juhasz uncovers the history and key role of U.S. corporations in the creation of this agenda—focusing on Bechtel, Lockheed Martin, Chevron, and Halliburton—then presents the Iraq War as its most brutal application to date. Expertly revealing the oil timeline driving the war, Juhasz charts exactly how the administration has fundamentally transformed Iraq's economy, locked in sweeping advantages to its corporate allies, and expanded its target to the whole Middle East. The results of these same corporate globalization policies—dislocation, extreme poverty, and increased violence and terrorism—have been demonstrated in regions from South America to Africa to the Middle East and Asia, and in the United States. Extensively researched and now updated with a new afterword, The Bush Agenda is a brilliant, informative analysis, revealing the hard truths about where the Bush administration and its corporate allies are leading the modern world—and what we can do about it. In The Bush Agenda , Antonia Juhasz exposes a radical corporate globalization agenda that has been refined by leading members and allies of the Bush administration over decades and reached its fullest, most aggressive implementation under George W. Bush — and Bush Agenda adherents plan for it to outlast him. Juhasz uncovers the history and key role of U.S. corporations in the creation of this agenda — focusing on Bechtel, Lockheed Martin, Chevron, and Halliburton — then presents the Iraq War as its most brutal application to date. Expertly revealing the oil timeline driving the war, Juhasz charts exactly how the administration has fundamentally transformed Iraq's economy, locked in sweeping advantages to its corporate allies, and expanded its target to the whole Middle East. The results of these same corporate globalization policies — dislocation, extreme poverty, and increased violence and terrorism — have been demonstrated in regions from South America to Africa to... Examines the Bush administration's economic agenda for global domination, arguing that the Bush model for economic growth places wealth in the hands of a limited number of global elites while providing a breeding ground for poverty and terrorism. 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