Charles River Editors
ASIN: B00VJJD5EE
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 44
*Includes pictures*Includes an explanation of the action, what went wrong, and an analysis of who was to blame*Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The Somalis were a curious bunch. For every armed person, there were fifty unarmed just standing around, often right next to the guy firing at us.” – Michael Goffena, a Black Hawk pilotIf it was the dawn of a new world order in the 1990s, it was one of American unilateralism. Throughout the decade, America’s unrivaled power and the globalization of the world through technology like the Internet offered Americans a sense of security and a belief that the United States could accomplish anything. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States was the world's only remaining superpower, and communism around the world began to decline. Moreover, since communism in the ...