Americas War for the Greater Middle East - Andrew J. Bacevich
Category: Political
Tags: Political, History
Retired army colonel and New York Times bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich provides a searing reassessment of U.S. military policy in the Middle East over the past four decades., From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in action anywhere else. What caused this shift? Andrew J. Bacevich, one of the countrys most respected voices on foreign affairs, offers an incisive critical history of this ongoing military enterprisenow more than thirty years old and with no end in sight., During the 1980s, Bacevich argues, a great transition occurred. As the Cold War wound down, the United States initiated a new conflicta War for the Greater Middle Eastthat continues to the present day. The long twilight struggle with the Soviet Union had involved only occasional and sporadic fighting. But as this new war unfolded, hostilities became persistent
