"Ein britischer Kritiker der amerikanischen Neigung zu militärischen Aktionen erinnert an die alte Redensart: 'Wenn du einen Hammer hast, fangen alle Probleme an, wie Nägel auszusehen.' Das stimmt. Aber militärisch schwächere Staaten unterliegen der gegenteiligen Gefahr: Wenn du keinen Hammer hast, willst du nirgends einen Nagel sehen."
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Macht und Ohnmacht, Siedler, 2003, ISBN3886807940, Übersetzer: Thorsten Schmidt. Zitiert in der Rezension von Arno Widmann perlentaucher.de 21.07.2003
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