Andrew Bacevich on the Military and Trump, the current crisis, and what to expect from Biden’s foreign policy
In this episode, Bob interviews Professor Andrew Bacevich (@AndrewBacevich) about the extraordinary involvement in electoral politics by Trump and the military, the military public repudiation of the president, racial and hate group problems in the armed forces, civil-military relations, the appoint of General Lloyd Austin as Defense Secretary, what to expect from Biden’s foreign policy team–essentially putting the Obama band back together–the nuclear deal with Iran, the insane attacks on Cuba, and a new Cold War between the U.S. and China.
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Andrew Bacevich is an emeritus professor at Boston University and President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He’s also the author of several books on U.S. foreign policy and one of the foremost critics of America’s war and interventionism for decades now. He is also a retired colonel in the U.S. Army, armored cavalry. And he’s a frequent columnist in The Nation, as well as many other publications.