A Republic, Not an Empire: Reclaiming America's Destiny

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Summary: Thought-provoking book
Review: I really enjoyed reading this book and I learned a lot about American history, policies and politicians of the past. There is nothing outrageous about this book, only the fact that Mr. Buchanan is telling the truth. And truth hurts many people. The American establishment should be ashamed for the things it had done with America. All the things that the founding fathers fought for: patriotism, small government and non-intervention to European wars are long gone and forgotten. Elitism, drive to American domination around the world, huge government and mammoth government spending have replaced them. But, it is very dangerous, as events in Russia have shown, is to have an almighty government like this. The Communist elite, while giving lip service to individual rights, liberty and equality, were in fact busy concentrating all power and resources in their own hands. The government became all-embracing, having total control over all individuals. Government had in its hands all banks, all schools and universities, all newspapers, medical services, unions and almost all businesses. An individual was reduced to a non-entity and did not have any rights whatsoever in front of this "Big Brother". I hope America will be able to avoid this sad end. And it certainly has a chance as long as books like this are around. Thank you.

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Summary: "Pat Buchanan's rhetoric has true grit"- William Buckley Jr.
Review: It's good to hear from a true Conservative nowadays.

Pat Buchanan is perhaps one of the last hopes for Conservatives in America and this book tells it like it is. Pat was about as Historically accurate as possible and he takes stabs at everyone. I think it's important for Conservatives to follow in this great man's footsteps and leave the Republican Party to rot.

In hear is the prediction of the Second Gulf War and the War On Terror with Osama Bin Laden leaving the world full of fear. And it was written in 1999.

All in all I think Pat Buchanan get's a bad rap; he is often called a racist and a Fascist, it's unfair and couldn't be any further from the truth. Pat Buchanan is a great man, a man of integrity and a man of honesty.

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Summary: The Truth Hurts
Review: Patrick Buchanan wrote another book, called "The Great Betrayal" to highlight the distinction between the fair trade policies he articulates and the protectionist caricature that his simple-minded detractors portray. To this day it is clear that none of his critics have read that fine book. Obviously "A Republic, Not an Empire" is being subjected to the same treatment here and throughout the American media. His new book is intended to highlight the difference between a rational foreign policy designed to serve the interests of all Americans and the caricature of this policy which globalists call "isolationism." The book explains, succinctly and accessibly, the history of such organizations as the America First Committee and our country's longtime opposition to knee-jerk interventionism. The views set forth in this book on the etiology and progress of the Second World War are well-known and have long been considered uncontroversial. Despite the claims of any reviewer fraudulently claiming to be a professional historian, Germany was incapable of supplying a transatlantic air attack on the United States. Someone as benighted as our "professional historian" must be that rarest of commentators, someone who does not know that Germany was unable to send a single platoon across the English Channel, let alone invade North America. The message of the book is clear - England was stupid to extend a war guarantee to Poland which it couldn't make good. As a result, England lost its Empire. Therefore, America shouldn't extend war guarantees to the Baltic States, let alone half the world. Any critic of Buchanan's who claims to be in the US military should acknowledge the simple fact that our Armed Forces cannot live up to the demands of our vast network of opportunistic "allies". Our mouths are writing checks that our butts can't cash.

In sum, this book rips off the mask of lies that constitutes our current foreign policy, and dismantles the tendentious historical misinterpretations that bolster that policy. I note with interest that not one critic here has quoted any passage of the book which contains any error of historical fact - nor has anyone in the political or media establishment. All the nasty rhetoric they have been slinging has been to one purpose - they want you, the public, never to read this book because you might 1) start examining these issues for yourself and 2) start questioning the policies that keep them rich and out of harm's way.