Col. Andrew Bacevich Talks about The Empire and The Apocalypse (G&R 111)

Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals · Sep 22, 2021 · 58m

Green and Red had a great conversation with the well-known scholar (and Retired Colonel) Andrew Bacevich, whose new book is *After the Apocalypse.* We began by getting his views on the recent revelations regarding JCS Chair Mark Milley's role in opposing Trump's attempt to steal the election.

Then we discussed the key points in his book--his view on the dangers of American Exceptionalism, the damages done to society by immense military spending and the role of the Military-Industrial Complex, and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and revived Cold War against China.

But most of our…