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, October 10, 2014

War News for Friday, October 10, 2014


Abduction: Two kidnapped Pakistani engineers freed in Afghanistan


Reported security incidents
#1: A US drone attack has killed at least four militants in a restive northwestern Pakistani tribal area on the Afghan border, officials said yesterday, taking the toll from a flurry of strikes this week to 25. The drone attack took place at Laman village in North Waziristan where the Pakistani military has been waging a major offensive since June.

Another slow news day so go enjoy the weekend. -- whisker

Posted by whisker at 3:59 AM

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Slow is good. ;-) Thank you for all you do and have a great weekend.

October 10, 2014 at 7:41 AM

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