“For a democracy committed to being a great military power, its leaders professing to believe that war can serve transcendent purposes, the allocation of responsibility for war qualifies as a matter of profound importance.”
― Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country
― Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country
“One result has been to contrive a sentimentalized version of the American military experience and an idealized image of the American soldier.”
― The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
― The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
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