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Frum’s World

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:26:49 GMT

David Frum’s new vehicle is called “Frum Forum,” but judging from this debate over American foreign policy with Andrew Bacevich on Bloggingheads, it might as well be called “Frum’s Alternate Universe.” The clip below features Frum arguing that U.S.
Source: Cato@Liberty

Dr. Charles G. Cogan: The Political Class is Falling Off the War in Afghanistan

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:03:57 GMT

Have you noticed? More and more people are falling off the war in Afghanistan: George Will, Andrew Bacevich, Gary Wills, John Mearsheimer, and now...Karl Eikenberry, former American commander Afghanistan and present Ambassador there.
Source: Huffington Post

Counterinsurgency (First in an Infinite List of Things I Might Be Wrong About)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:39:28 GMT

"... the problem with the first lesson of Iraq and Afghanistan -- that the Pentagon needs to get better at waging 'small wars' -- is that it overlooks far more fundamental matters.
Source: Big Think

Quoted in 'Column: Lost in Afghanistan'

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:01:08 GMT

Andrew Bacevich said in CJOnline:

Fixing Afghanistan is not only unnecessary, it's also likely to prove impossible.

David Quigg: Basic Truths in Hoh Resignation Letter Were True When Hoh Took His Job

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:20:45 GMT

"It fundamentally harms the long-term cause of global peace if America permits itself to move through history in a remorseless, irresponsible cycle wherein a Bush-type leader launches reckless wars and an Obama-type leader yanks our troops out.
Source: Huffington Post

Quoted in 'Troops already outnumber Taliban 12-1'

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:03:43 GMT

Andrew Bacevich said in The Daily Advertiser:

The U.S. and its allies already have ample numbers and firepower to annihilate the Taliban, if only the Taliban would cooperate by standing still and allowing us to bomb them to smithereens

AP IMPACT: Troops already outnumber Taliban 12-1

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:56:13 GMT

The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama has nearly finished gathering information and advice on how to proceed in Afghanistan, where bombings killed eight more American troops.
Source: The Bellingham Herald

All Things Neocon

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:12:41 GMT

Despite the public relations campaign that has so many folks convinced the surge in Iraq was a success, the country is still a zoo.
Source: at-Largely

Crossroads: Where Is U.S. Foreign Policy Headed?

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:31:50 GMT

Neoliberalism, which dominated the decade before 9/11, had an exuberantly simple vision. Communism and authoritarianism had failed; therefore markets and free elections were the answer.
Source: The New York Times

General Treachery

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:46:35 GMT

The generals are still trying to bulldoze President Obama into going along with their eternal wars, and they’re not being a bit subtle about it.
Source: at-Largely

Photo from Getty Images

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:11:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich (R), professor of international relations and history at Boston University and from Boston, Massachussetts testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Photo from Getty Images

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:10:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Capt. Westley Moore (2nd L) of Washington, D.C, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Conversations with History: Andrew J. Bacevich

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:43:20 GMT