Monday, August 02, 2010

Andrew Bacevich on Afghanistan War: "The President Lacks the Guts to Get Out" (with audio/video)

Democracy Now! with audio and video:
Retired U.S. army Colonel and historian Andrew Bacevich joins us for his first interview about his new book, Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War. "The question demands to be asked: Who is more deserving of contempt?" Bacevich asks. "The commander-in-chief who sends young Americans to die for a cause, however misguided, in which he sincerely believes? Or the commander-in-chief who sends young Americans to die for a cause in which he manifestly does not believe and yet refuses to forsake?"

No comments: