[Peace-discuss] Andrew Bacevich -- check this out!!

[David Green]

Whose taking Bacevich seriously? It's only the "progressives."




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From: John W. <jbw292002 at gmail.com>
To: Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com>
Cc: C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>; David Green 
<davegreen84 at yahoo.com>; Peace Discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 1:47:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Andrew Bacevich -- check this out!!



On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 1:25 AM, Jenifer Cartwright <jencart13 at yahoo.com> wrote:

 
One of MY main goals is to get US decision makers to rethink the policy of 
endless war, much as the European powers have done. Andrew Bacevich -- middle of 
the road ex army guy -- is getting far more media attention, and he's being 
taken more seriously than somebody from the radical left, and his message just 
may make a difference. I'm hoping it's a NYT Bestseller. 

> --Jenifer
> 


Amen.




>--- On Mon, 8/2/10, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
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>>From: David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Andrew Bacevich -- check this out!!
>>To: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at illinois.edu>, "Jenifer Cartwright" 
>><jencart13 at yahoo.com>
>>Cc: "Peace Discuss" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
>>Date: Monday, August 2, 2010, 7:52 PM 
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>>The "progressive" left loves to be all over any apparent crack in the 
>>establishment facade. Sometimes, it's worthwhile in terms of an insider 
>>perspective, cf., during the Bush Admin. But I think there's more than that 
>>going on--the residual need for many on the left to show that they're not really 
>>radical--that "respectable" people agree with them. And Bacevich has found his 
>>niche there. He doesn't get any tough questions from Goodman, except somewhat 
>>belatedly and pointlessly at the end. I'm not sure what they're thinking 
>>interviewing this man in a softball match, or maybe I am sure and want to cut 
>>Goodman some slack.
>>
>>DG 
>


      
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