Endless War

DOES WASHINGTON STILL WANT PEACE?

Andrew J. Bacevich October 1, 2012 - 10:14am

Here’s what you need to know about the forthcoming presidential election: Whoever you vote for in November, you won’t be voting for peace. Just as there is no credible peace party in American politics, so too there will be no peace candidate on the ballot—at least none with any substantial following.

Reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Greg Jaffe, military correspondent of the Washington Post, observed that...

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Andrew J. Bacevich is currently a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame.

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