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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 320.973 EAN: 9780805088151 ISBN: 0805088156 Label: Metropolitan Books Manufacturer: Metropolitan Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: August 05, 2008 Publisher: Metropolitan Books Release Date: August 05, 2008 Studio: Metropolitan Books Sales Rank: 288 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: From an acclaimed conservative historian and former military officer, a bracing call for a pragmatic confrontation with the nation's problems The Limits of Power identifies a profound triple crisis facing America: the economy, in remarkable disarray, can no longer be fixed by relying on expansion abroad; the government, transformed by an imperial presidency, is a democracy in form only; U.S. involvement in endless wars, driven by a deep infatuation with military power, has been a catastrophe for the body politic. These pressing problems threaten all of us, Republicans and Democrats. If the nation is to solve its predicament, it will need the revival of a distinctly American approach: the neglected tradition of realism. Andrew J. Bacevich, uniquely respected across the political spectrum, offers a historical perspective on the illusions that have governed American policy since 1945. The realism he proposes includes respect for power and its limits; sensitivity to unintended consequences; aversion to claims of exceptionalism; skepticism of easy solutions, especially those involving force; and a conviction that the books will have to balance. Only a return to such principles, Bacevich argues, can provide common ground for fixing America’s urgent problems before the damage becomes irreparable. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Rantings of an anti AmericanThis is a nihilistic work finding fault with every sector of the American society, making no helpful recommendations. I made 2 mistakes, buying,@but even worse, reading it Rating:  - ExtraordinaryI purchased this book after seeing an interview with Dr. Bacevich on C-span. The insight provided by the author reveals the devious and often incompetent strategies and actions of our leaders throughout our history. Our propensity for using military might rather than diplomacy is outlined and has a much longer history than one might suspect. It is compelling reading and I am about to buy more of the author's books which I will share with my grandsons. Rating:  - American greed and illusions about freedom is the real problem?Our illusions of grandeur driven by greed have caused us to reach beyond our grasp thus all the foreign policy disasters. The author urges Americans to a wake up and see reality as he and Reinhold Niebuhr see it and create a "nonimperial foreign policy" (assuming we have curbed our greed). This smaller more modest foreign policy would feature a "new" strategy of containment. It worked against communism. It will work against Islamic extremism. But will it? Old historic formulas many times do not ... Read More Rating: - A tough but limited analysisAndrew Bacevich has written a thought-provoking and approachable analysis of America's expansionist policies and their consequences. The book makes the clear-headed case that the long-term solutions to America's (our) military misadventures in the Middle East and elsewhere will come from more cogent and integrated strategies and as importantly from addressing other domestic problems, such as our personal and public indebtedness (our dependence on foreign financing) and our use of energy (our dependence ... Read More Rating: - The Limits of PowerThe facts are presented in a logical, well thought out manor. All facts have references to verify their accuracy. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who wants to gain an understading of why our country is where we are today and how we got there. Browse for similar items by category:
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