The present-day U.S. military qualifies by any measure as highly professional, much more so than its Cold War predecessor. Yet the purpose of today’s professionals is not to preserve peace but to fight unending wars in distant places. Intoxicated by a post-Cold War belief in its own omnipotence, the United States allowed itself to be drawn into a long series of armed conflicts, almost all of them yielding unintended consequences and imposing greater than anticipated costs. Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. forces have destroyed many targets and killed many people. Only rarely, however, have they succeeded in accomplishing their assigned political purposes. . . . [F]rom our present vantage point, it becomes apparent that the “Revolution of ‘89” did not initiate a new era of history. At most, the events of that year fostered various unhelpful illusions that impeded our capacity to recognize and respond to the forces of change that actually matter.

Andrew Bacevich


Friday, December 19, 2014

War News for Saturday, December 1, 2014

I don't have time for a post today -- whisker

Posted by whisker at 3:22 AM

7 comments:

anatta said...

is OK Whisker doesn't have time to post today.
Gotta get ready for the withdrawal
come 12/28 when Whisker retires from the bog.

Thankfully Cervantes promises to keep up the place, if not every day.

December 19, 2014 at 4:55 AM
Anonymous said...

I am really going to miss these posts. They keep me conected with my son over there.Not every soldier has been returned :>(

December 19, 2014 at 7:50 AM
Anonymous said...

I second that not everybody has come home yet still waiting on my husband to return he's saying March now.

December 19, 2014 at 12:17 PM
Anonymous said...

Oh my I didn't realize anyone was retiring and this would be the end of the blog for the most part. ;-( It has been very helpful in my keeping abreast of what is happening in the area my husband is (Kabul). Sometimes I am able to tell him news and updates that he did not receive in his morning brief. Thanks for all you do and have done gents!

December 19, 2014 at 3:37 PM
Anonymous said...

I completely agree. I keep up with what's going on since my boyfriend is not yet coming home from Kabul.

December 19, 2014 at 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...

I agree whisker you will be miss. This blog has ment so much to me while my husband has been deployed in Kabul as well. And we never forget until they all come home. God bless and protect them all.

December 20, 2014 at 5:03 AM
Anonymous said...

thank you for posting... we lost my brother there this past february. it's so hard to find news here in the States... anyways, i appreciate your dedication to letting us know what's going on.

December 22, 2014 at 6:55 PM

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