Book

Today I finished reading The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War by Andrew J. Bacevich (2005).  I highly recommend it as informative and thought provoking, whatever one's political views.

Bacevich states his thesis right at the beginning:  "Today as never before in their history Americans are enthralled with military power.  The global military supremacy that the United States presently enjoys--and is bent on perpetuating--has become central to our national identity."  The book is a history and explanation of how we got to this point, with emphasis on the years since WWII.  Bacevich is not a pacifist, but a true conservative who offers suggestions for abating our over-emphasis on military solutions.