Moyers and Company
Description
Nine years after Baghdad erupted in "shock and awe," America is hearing once again the drumbeat for war in the Middle East. Now, the bull's-eye is on Iran. But what we need more than a simple change of target is a complete change in perspective, says Andrew Bacevich, a West Point graduate and Vietnam veteran-turned-scholar who has become one of the most perceptive observers of America's changing role in the world. In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bacevich explores with Bill Moyers the futility of "endless" wars and provides a reality check on the rhetoric of American exceptionalism. Bacevich also answers the question of whether Iran is a direct threat to America with a definitive "No.
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1 57 min
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