Trooping to Bosnia: an ode to virtual democracy. (Pres. Clinton's consultation with Congress on deploying troops to Bosnia was largely symbolic)

The Humanist | May 1, 1996| | Copyright

In the distinctly postmodern Clinton presidency, where illusion has totally supplanted reality, promise is everything, performance nothing. Thus when the president said that he would seek congressional approval before committing U.S. troops to Bosnia--even as he let it be known that he would not feel bound by congressional rejection--he pretended to lead; Congress, voting with its feet, pretended to exercise responsible oversight; and we, the people, our civic and moral consciousness dulled by the Cold War, pretended to enjoy democracy.

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