Slam-Dunk Wars Don't Equal Wins

August 21, 2006

Boston University's Andrew Bacevich weighs in on why military victories don't always produce positive long-term results.

The article appears in the Los Angeles Times, Monday, August 21, and is available in its entirety here:

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-bacevich21aug21,0,563480.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail


Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of history and international relations at Boston University and a member of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy. He is the author of several books, including The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War.

Posted by coalition at August 21, 2006 11:42 AM

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