It's kind of a long video (thirty-three minutes) but he makes some strong points not only about the current situation with Syria, but also with the fact that, since the end of the Cold War, we have become essentially a militarized nation. Bacevich is not happy with the volunteer army. Not only does it make us more willing to wage war, but the reality is that our all-powerful volunteer army has yet to win war. He calls the volunteer army "Washington's Army" and contrasts it with the Citizen Army that won WWII.
He speaks of more than the military. One of his strongest points is that we refuse to accept the reality of today's Mid-East.
I have not written about him for a while, but he is one of the people we should listen to.
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Why do men of his caliber never make the White House? Don't bother to provide me with the answer. I already know it.
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