The U.S. military today garrisons the planet in a fashion without historical precedent. Successive administrations, regardless of party, justify and perpetuate this policy by insisting that positioning U.S. forces in distant lands fosters peace, stability, and security. In the present… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Americans once believed that their prosperity and way of life depended on having assured access to Persian Gulf oil. Today, that is no longer the case. The United States is once more an oil exporter. Available and accessible reserves of oil and natural gas in North America are far greater than was once believed. Yet the assumption that the Persian… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share
I began to appreciate that authentic truth is never simple and that any version of truth handed down from on high - whether by… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Apart from a commendable determination to discomfit Trump and members of his inner circle (select military figures excepted, at least for now), journalism remains pretty much what it was prior to November 8th of last year: personalities built up only to be torn down; fads and novelties discovered, celebrated, then mocked; "extraordinary" stories of ordinary people granted 15 seconds of… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share
We are squandering our wealth. In many respects, to the extent that we persist in our imperial delusions, we're also going to squander our… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Memorial Day orators will say that a G.I.'s life is priceless. Don't believe it. I know what value the U.S. government assigns to a… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Each year terrorist attacks kill far fewer Americans than do auto accidents, drug overdoses, or even lightning strikes. Yet in the allocation of government… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Are there any military actions that the president of the United States may not order on his own authority? If so, what are they?… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
In present-day America, expressing reverence for those who serve in uniform is something akin to a religious obligation. Everyone professes to cherish America's "warriors."… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest to acquire,… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when you can't fix the problem on your own, you need to make some compromises and find the partners who can get the… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Why do terrorist attacks that kill a handful of Europeans command infinitely more American attention than do terrorist attacks that kill far larger numbers… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
Time and again-from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the events of 9/11 to the onset of the Arab Spring-events have caught the… — Andrew Bacevich Copy Share Image
