The New American Militarism

Andrew J. Bacevich, a retired U.S. Army colonel and military historian, offers a critical examination of the post-9/11 transformation of American foreign policy and military strategy. He argues that the United States has shifted from a nation that uses military force as a last resort to one that relies on it as a primary tool for statecraft, a trend he terms 'militarism.' This approach, he contends, has led to an overextension of resources, a blurring of lines between war and peace, and a domestic culture that increasingly accepts the costs of perpetual conflict.

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