false 3367918 4 From an acclaimed conservative historian and former military officer, a bracing call for a pragmatic confrontation with the nation's problems. <I>The Limits of Power</I> identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten all of us, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism. Andrew J. Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a historical perspective on the illusions that have governed American policy since 1945. The realism he proposes includes respect for power and its limits; sensitivity to unintended consequences; aversion to claims of exceptionalism; skepticism of easy solutions, especially those involving force; and a conviction that the books will have to balance. Only a return to such principles, Bacevich argues, can provide common ground for fixing America's urgent problems before the damage becomes irreparable. 3407257 5 8 2008 The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism total:398|5:4|4:7|3:6|2:0|1:1| 398 1637 891 161 5 4 false false Tue Oct 14 14:46:33 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 09:26:39 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 14:46:33 -0700 2008 5 2 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 21:13:02 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 18:11:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 14:27:43 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 15:55:23 -0700 2008 in progress more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 22:27:37 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 23:02:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 22:43:55 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 21:10:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 true false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 11:59:10 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 10:52:14 -0700 2008 1
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While Bacevich identifies himself as a conservative this book is anything but. He holds a mirror up to America's face and doesn't flinch in doing so. It's a short book but ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Sep 03 19:36:13 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 18:47:42 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 19:36:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 25 10:44:21 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 10:50:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 12:41:55 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 13:09:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 11 08:26:53 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 08:27:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 27 16:43:44 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 12:39:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Aug 16 12:09:42 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 12:10:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 03 19:52:19 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 19:52:52 -0700 2009
"To hard-core nationalists and neoconservatives, the acceptance of limits suggests retrenchment or irreversible decline. In fact, the reverse is true. Acknowledging the limits of A...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 13 08:23:22 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 13:02:48 -0700 2009
Lots of good "stuff" in here...all backed up by sources.

Favorite quotes:

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Author Andrew J. Bacevich dedicates this book to his son, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Bacevich has long been a strong conservative critic of U.S. policy in Iraq, but it’s difficult t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 19:08:59 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 19:41:35 -0800 2009
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