“In an article of The American Conservative dated March 24, 2008, Bacevich depicts Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama as the best choice for conservatives in the fall. Part of his argument includes the fact that “this liberal Democrat has promised to end the U.S. combat role in Iraq. Contained within that promise, if fulfilled, lies some modest prospect of a conservative revival....To believe that President John McCain will reduce the scope and intrusiveness of federal authority, cut the imperial presidency down to size, and put the government on a pay-as-you-go basis is to succumb to a great delusion.”
and how did that work out for you, you jackass.
To be fair, there wasn’t much of a choice and regarding foreign affairs, the trigger-happy McCain was very dangerous.
I saw this guy on Book-TV about 4 years ago. If I recall correctly, he is ex-military and much of his distaste for the “Long War” (unending war on terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan) is because his son, who was deployed over there in the military, was killed in action.
I bought his book, and he makes some very common sense arguments for getting out of a battle with no foreseeable ending...
Still, he comes across as a man who believes his family and his country had been deeply wronged by the Bush Administration, which he regarded as the Imperial Precidency... and he gave warning about the profligacy of Big Government. I am sure if he felt betrayed before, he feels even more betrayed by 0bama.
As Rumsfeld said: “”You go to war with the army you have-—not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.”
When the next war comes along the US Army might have to take some casualties.