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The End of (Military) History?Bacevich, Andrew J.; Engelhardt, Tom http://original.antiwar.com/engelhardt/2010/07/29/the-end-of-military-history/Publisher: Anti-War.com Date Written: 30/07/2010 Year Published: 2010 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX12045 If any overarching conclusion emerges from the Afghan and Iraq Wars (and from their Israeli equivalents), it's this: victory is a chimera. Counting on today's enemy to yield in the face of superior force makes about as much sense as buying lottery tickets to pay the mortgage: you better be really lucky. Subject Headings |