Engelhardt - Writing History Before It Happens
By Tom Engelhardt
Source: TomDispatch.com
May 19, 2015
Its commonplace to speak of the fog of war, of what cant be known in the midst of battle, of the inability of both generals and foot soldiers to foresee developments once fighting is underway. And yet that fog is nothing compared to the murky nature of the future itself, which, you might say, is the fog of human life. As Tomorrowlands at world fairs remind us, despite a human penchant for peering ahead and predicting what our lives will be like, were regularly surprised when the future arrives.
Remind me who, even among opponents and critics of the Bush administrations invasion of Iraq, ever imagined that the decision to take out Saddam Husseins regime and occupy the country would lead to a terror caliphate in significant parts of Iraq and Syria that would conquer social media and spread like wildfire. And yet, dont think that the future is completely unpredictable either.
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