How many troops here; what anti-terror tactics to employ there -- those questions miss the point.
By Andrew J. Bacevich
July 6, 2009
By Andrew J. Bacevich
July 6, 2009
"Are there not other alternatives than sending our armies to chew barbed wire in Flanders?" During the bitter winter of 1914-15, the first lord of the Admiralty posed this urgent question to Britain's prime minister.The eighth anniversary of 9/11, now fast approaching, invites attention to a similar question: Are there not other alternatives than sending our armies to choke on the dust of Iraq and Afghanistan? Read more.
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