Historian Andrew Bacevich Warns Against Obama’s Escalation of War In Afghanistan

May 11th, 2009 by Andy in War In Iraq, Afghanistan & The Mideast, Video

A must read/hear interview with conservative historian Andrew Bacevich, author of “The Limits of Power”, regarding what he considers the potentially tragic implications of the policies of the Obama administration in Afghanistan and the intensifying use of air power in the region.

Less than a week after US air strikes killed over a hundred Afghan civilians, President Obama’s top security adviser, General James Jones, said Sunday that the US will continue its strikes in Afghanistan, despite sharp criticism about rising civilian casualties from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. We speak to Boston University professor and retired military colonel Andrew Bacevich about why Obama’s plans in Afghanistan and Pakistan are counterproductive.

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