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Tag: Andrew Bacevich

The Wisdom of Andrew J. Bacevich

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 ~ Alfred ~ Leave a comment

Though Andrew Bacevich’s is wrong to dismiss outrage at Trump’s comportment in office as nothing but a distraction —outrage is a natural and necessary reaction to his wrecking-ball behavior— he’s right about everything else he says in this essay disguised as science fiction. Would that it really were only fiction!

The Great Reckoning

An Improbable Source of Truth

February 16, 2018 ~ Alfred ~ Leave a comment

Stop the presses! Donald Trump actually spoke the truth, for once. Here is a link to Andrew J. Bacevich’s editorial in The Boston Globe. It’s a must-read, as is everything Bacevich writes.

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