Andrew Bacevich, a professor of history and international relations at Boston University and author of Washinton Rules: America's Path to Permanent War, talks about the concept of cheap grace, military spectacle, and what it would mean to truly support our troops.
mp3 available for download at www.archive.org
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Had the fans at the park just received a special tax demand for payment for the foreign wars, the sailor's reception could have been quite different.
And why haven't we received such a demand? We are shirking our duty as citizens by not paying current obligations.
To say, or believe for a minute, that we "support our troops" is a fraud. Wearing a flag lapel pin, putting a sticker on your car or posting a flag on your home does nothing.
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