Andrew Bacevich Quotes on War & Peace (5 Quotes)

My view of his problem is that the administration has repeatedly announced that the war had reached a turning point ... and each time, that turning point didn't count. What he needs now is to be able to identify a real turning point in Iraq.

It really does seem to me the war is stalemated in that the enemy, which has shown great resilience, cannot defeat us militarily, but neither do we have the capacity to eliminate the insurgency through military means.

They weren't going to win the war, and if they left tomorrow, they wouldn't lose the war.

There is a strategy for the insurgency, which is 'get out'. There is not a strategy to respond to a civil war, as far as I can see.

There are people who view themselves on the Right, who were enthusiastic supporters of the war, who are now greatly concerned that the Bush administration or more in particular, the military, is losing its focus, its heart, and isn't fully committed, ... I think Bill Kristol ( search ) would be a good example of that.