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Leaders in the democratic party, that has to be where the impetus for change comes from in this regard, have not demonstrated the necessity moral courage to take the sort of political risks that would be required to say weve gone down the wrong path. we are not going to dominate the world with american military power. we are going to bankrupt the country. we are going to squander whatever moral standing we have. and, therefore, there needs to be an honest, non-partisan debate about what alternat...

Their case for what ought to be the new big idea animating all of american national security thinking now is that we need international strength and influence that doesnt rely completely on a giant and, frankly, overused expensive military. joining us now for the interview is a man who has done more than anybody else in the last decade to articulate the same type of big rethinking of american power, he is andrew bacevich. his latest book is called "washington rules." hes a professor at boston un...

Seems to me that civilian leaders in the democratic party, that has to be where the ump tuesday for change comes from in this regard, have not demonstrated the necessity moral courage to take the sort of political risks that would be required to say weve gone down the wrong path. we are not going to dominate the world with american military power. we are going to bankrupt the country. we are going to squander whatever moral standing we have. and, therefore, there needs to be an honest, non-parti...

It sound like a conspiracy. its not. washington has an interest in ensuring prerogatives. washington has an interest in ensuring people are differential in the matters. >> its been a true pleasure. the book "washington rules." i hope and suspected there are some solutions to this problem in that publication. you discussed a couple with us just here. thank you for the time this afternoon. coming up here on "the dylan ratigan show," cue up the latest battle on gay rights. here we come. prop 8 at t...

I know that even a successful war against iraq will require a u.s. occupation of undetermined length at undetermined costs with undetermined consequences. invasion of iraq without a rationale and international support will only fan the flames of the middle east and encourage the worst better than the best impulses of the world. im not opposed to all wars, he said, im opposed to dumb wars. the number of u.s. troops in iraq since the young state senator became president of the united states has dr...

Will require a u.s. occupation of undetermined length at undetermined costs with undetermined consequences. invasion of iraq without a rationale and international support will only fan the flames of the middle east and encourage the worst better than the best impulses of the world. im not oh poed to all wars, he said, im opposed to dumb wars. the number of u.s. troops in iraq since the young state senator became president of the united states was dropped by 9 ,000 and will drop to zero by this t...

President, however? this retired colonial says, you b betcha. hes author of the new book "washington rules." what do you see as the foundation of our war addiction? >> well, you know, i certainly hope the president will bring u.s. forces home from iraq and afghanistan. but i think that even if that happens, its important for us to ask how we got in these places in the first place. the answer cannot be charged off, for example, to the recklessness of george w. bush. theres a pattern of u.s. behav...