BU Now » Iraq war http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Redefining national self-defense http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/08/03/redefining-national-self-defense/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/08/03/redefining-national-self-defense/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:35:47 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=6555 With U.S. involvement in Iraq drawing down yet still under fire in Afghanistan, Americans are questioning the U.S. military’s role around the globe.  International relations Professor Andrew Bacevich offers some proposals for the future in his new book, “Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War.”  In a BU Today Q&A, Bacevich outlines his 3-point shift in principles that would justify the cost in money and blood of our military role globally.

“The PentagonThere’s room for argument about what self-defense requires, and I’d like to see the argument engaged in by the American public and leadership. The point is to challenge the common practice and expectation that global policing defines the mission for the armed forces. That purpose vastly outstrips the capabilities of U.S. forces and implies demands on our resources as a nation that we are unwilling and probably unable to provide.”

Contact Andrew Bacevich, 617-358-0194, bacevich@bu.edu

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/08/03/redefining-national-self-defense/feed/ 0