One of my favorite critics of US militarism and empire is Andrew Bacevich, a former career officer and Vietnam vet who now teaches history at Boston U.
I was shocked to learn minutes ago that his son, 1st Lt. Andrew Jr., was killed Sunday by an IED.
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Bacevich writes in a very reserved, understated style, but it is clear he is bitterly opposed to empire. He writes in the tradition of Eisenhower's farewell address about the military-industrial complex.
I take this opportunity to encourage people to check out his books. They come from an insider who knows of which he speaks.
The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War.
American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy.
The Imperial Tense: Prospects and Problems of American Empire.
The Long War: A New History of U.S. National Security Policy Since World War II.
Empire As a Way of Life: An Essay on the Causes and Character of America's Present Predicament Along With a Few Thoughts About and Alternative, by William Appleman Williams, introduction by Andrew Bacevich.
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Andrew Bacevich, professor of International Relations at Boston University, has a long list of publications supporting his self-label of conservative, but he became disillusioned by what he viewed as an overreliance on military power driving foreign policy choices by "conservative" neocons of the Bush Administration.
Son of professor opposed to war is killed in Iraq
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