The Limits of Power

Last year Henry Holt and Company published The Limits of Power by Andrew Bacevich, professor at Boston University and former member of the U.S. Army (achieving the rank of colonel). The library has given me three weeks to read the book; obviously someone else wants to read it as well.

The premise of the book seems to be that the United States cannot afford the de facto Empire created by American financial control backed by a world-wide military. While this is not a new thesis, the book appeared at a time when U.S. citizens had become inured to news from Iraq and had come to seemingly accept American occupation of that country.

I am still early in the book and will doubtless have more to say about it later. For now I can say with confidence that this is an important book with rational, fact-based arguments which any thoughtful American would do well to carefully consider.