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| The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Bacevich
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  145 reviews
Sales Rank: 442
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0805088156
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.973
EAN: 9780805088151
ASIN: 0805088156
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Bacevich November 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a profound analysis of the shenanigans the outgoing administration played on the American public. As well as an honest criticism of our own shortcomings as citizens when we let policy makers lead us astray.
Every American should read this book! November 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An insightful look at the direction of the US political & military machine. A short and quick read yet doesn't skimp on detail.
Powerful Book! November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fascinating book - and I'm not generally into politics. A must-read for all U.S. leaders. I only hope President Elect Obama has read it!
An absolute must read! November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Col. Bacevich has written a tour de force that speaks the truth to power. Regardless your political leanings (I'm a moderate Democrat and military veteran), all American citizens should read this book. It will open your eyes.
Concise Patriotic Book: No Jingoism Here November 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Andrew Baceich is a West Point graduate, who teaches at Boston University. He has a straight forward, lucid style that comes form a militarily informed perspective, but guided by history, and in this case, personal tragedy. Our book club just handled another of his books, "The Rise of American Militarism" when this book was released, and Bill Moyers interviewed Mr Bacevich on public television. Unlike the Pentagon-aware "news analysts" common to both Fox news and CNN, Bacevich knows, teaches and enlightens recent history, but refuses to peddle Pentagon propaganda or toe an ideologic line, right or left. He shines a light on American Exceptionalism, as a doctrine naturally following Manifest Destiny. He pin-points when we transformed from a "creditor nation to a debtor nation; a nation of producers to a nation of consumers living beyond our means and needs. He revisits the Presidencies from Kennedy to Bush II without the ideologic slant of either Fox News or MSNBC, no hagiography or ax-grinding here, simple truths historically validated - he's a straight shooter with dead aim at the unlikely and oft missed political target ...the truth. He slaps Congress with the indictment that they have abandoned their "Constitutional mandate" to check the growing, unchecked power of the White House. He clearly outlines some courageous styands by some presdients held in ignominy, and shows the clay feet of others that are widely adored, but in fact spoke one way telling the people what they wanted to hear, and acted another. The book is dedicated to his son, who was killed in Iraq, a fact not given much discussion in his hour long interview with Bill Moyers on Public television, but even this military hardened veteran could not hide the emotion of a child lost in an inglorious war. This is a masterful view of America present and past, with blunders in the military revealed, gutting the concept of pre-emptive war, including the memorable quote from Norman Mailer: "Trying to solve a problem with war is like trying to cure the clap by going to a whore house." This is quick, punchy, clever read for non-fiction readers that want to clarify their minds about history and where the USA is going. This is an enjoyable, erudite, thoughtful book.
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