Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow Interviews Andrew Bacevich about Obama’s Afghanistan Policy
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 3rd, 2010 4:52 am by HL
Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow Interviews Andrew Bacevich about Obama’s Afghanistan Policy
“The question demands to be asked: Who is more deserving of contempt?” Bacevich asks. “The commander-in-chief who sends young Americans to die for a cause, however misguided, in which he sincerely believes? Or the commander-in-chief who sends young Americans to die for a cause in which he manifestly does not believe and yet refuses to forsake?”
Yep.
“The question demands to be asked: Who is more deserving of contempt?” Bacevich asks. “The commander-in-chief who sends young Americans to die for a cause, however misguided, in which he sincerely believes? Or the commander-in-chief who sends young Americans to die for a cause in which he manifestly does not believe and yet refuses to forsake?”
Prof. Bacevich is coming to FDL Sunday to chat about his new book.