Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of history and international relations at Boston University. A graduate of West Point, he served in Vietnam and retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years with the rank of Colonel. He is the author of several books, including Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War and The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism.
Naming Our Nameless War: How Many Years Will It Be?
Crossposted from TomDispatch For well over a decade now the United States has been “a nation at war.” Does that war have a name? It did at the outset. After 9/11, George W. Bush's administration wasted no time in announcing that the U.S. was engaged in a Global War on Terrorism, ...
Boykinism: Joe McCarthy Would Understand
Crossposted from TomDispatch First came the hullaballoo over the “Mosque at Ground Zero.” Then there was Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, grabbing headlines as he promoted “International Burn-a-Koran Day.” Most recently, we have an American posting a slanderous anti-Muslim video on the Internet with all the ensuing turmoil. Throughout, ...
Unleashed: Globalizing the Global War on Terror
As he campaigns for reelection, President Obama periodically reminds audiences of his success in terminating the deeply unpopular Iraq War. With fingers crossed for luck, he vows to do the same with the equally unpopular war in Afghanistan. If not exactly a peacemaker, our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president can (with ...
Scoring the Global War on Terror
Crossposted from TomDispatchWith the United States now well into the second decade of what the Pentagon has styled an “era of persistent conflict,” the war formerly known as the global war on terrorism (unofficial acronym WFKATGWOT) appears increasingly fragmented and diffuse. Without achieving victory, yet unwilling to acknowledge failure, the ...
Big Change Whether We Like It or Not
Crossposted from TomDispatchIn every aspect of human existence, change is a constant. Yet change that actually matters occurs only rarely. Even then, except in retrospect, genuinely transformative change is difficult to identify. By attributing cosmic significance to every novelty and declaring every unexpected event a revolution, self-assigned interpreters of the ...
Ballpark Liturgy: America’s New Civic Religion
Fenway Park, Boston, July 4, 2011. On this warm summer day, the Red Sox will play the Toronto Blue Jays. First come pre-game festivities, especially tailored for the occasion. The ensuing spectacle -- a carefully scripted encounter between the armed forces and society -- expresses the distilled essence of present-day ...
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May 29th, 2013
Naming Our Nameless War: How Many Years Will It Be?
Crossposted from TomDispatch For well over a decade now the United States has been “a nation at war.” Does that war have a name? It ...
September 26th, 2012
Boykinism: Joe McCarthy Would Understand
Crossposted from TomDispatch First came the hullaballoo over the “Mosque at Ground Zero.” Then there was Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, grabbing headlines as ...
May 29th, 2012
Unleashed: Globalizing the Global War on Terror
As he campaigns for reelection, President Obama periodically reminds audiences of his success in terminating the deeply unpopular Iraq War. With fingers crossed for luck, ...
February 19th, 2012
Scoring the Global War on Terror
Crossposted from TomDispatchWith the United States now well into the second decade of what the Pentagon has styled an “era of persistent conflict,” the war ...
November 14th, 2011
Big Change Whether We Like It or Not
Crossposted from TomDispatchIn every aspect of human existence, change is a constant. Yet change that actually matters occurs only rarely. Even then, except in retrospect, ...
July 28th, 2011
Ballpark Liturgy: America’s New Civic Religion
Fenway Park, Boston, July 4, 2011. On this warm summer day, the Red Sox will play the Toronto Blue Jays. First come pre-game festivities, especially ...
September 26th, 2012
Boykinism: Joe McCarthy Would Understand
Crossposted from TomDispatch First came the hullaballoo over the “Mosque at Ground Zero.” Then there was Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, grabbing headlines as ...
May 29th, 2012
Unleashed: Globalizing the Global War on Terror
As he campaigns for reelection, President Obama periodically reminds audiences of his success in terminating the deeply unpopular Iraq War. With fingers crossed for luck, ...
July 28th, 2011
Ballpark Liturgy: America’s New Civic Religion
Fenway Park, Boston, July 4, 2011. On this warm summer day, the Red Sox will play the Toronto Blue Jays. First come pre-game festivities, especially ...
November 14th, 2011
Big Change Whether We Like It or Not
Crossposted from TomDispatchIn every aspect of human existence, change is a constant. Yet change that actually matters occurs only rarely. Even then, except in retrospect, ...
February 19th, 2012
Scoring the Global War on Terror
Crossposted from TomDispatchWith the United States now well into the second decade of what the Pentagon has styled an “era of persistent conflict,” the war ...
May 29th, 2013
Naming Our Nameless War: How Many Years Will It Be?
Crossposted from TomDispatch For well over a decade now the United States has been “a nation at war.” Does that war have a name? It ...
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