{"product_id":"paths-of-dissent-soldiers-speak-out-against-americas-misguided-wars-paperback","title":"Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Misguided Wars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Bacevich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel A. Sjursen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan offer invaluable firsthand perspectives on what made America's post-9\/11 wars so costly and disastrous.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years of America's Global War on Terror produced little tangible success while exacting enormous harm. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States sustained tens of thousands of casualties, expended trillions of dollars, and inflicted massive suffering on the very populations that we sought to \"liberate.\" Now the inclination to forget it all and move on is palpable. But there is much to be learned from the immense debacle. And those who served and fought in these wars are best positioned to teach us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaths of Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e collects fifteen original essays from American veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan--hailing from a wide range of services, ranks, and walks of life--who have come out in opposition to these conflicts. Selected for their candor and eloquence by fellow veterans Andrew Bacevich and Daniel Sjursen, these soldiers vividly describe both their motivations for serving and the disillusionment that made them speak out against the system. Their testimony is crucial for understanding just how the world's self-proclaimed greatest military power went so badly astray.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Bacevich\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Indiana, graduated from West Point and Princeton, served in the army, became a university historian, and currently serves as the president and founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a nonpartisan foreign policy think tank. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of a dozen books, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Limits of Power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Washington Rules\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAge of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, and, most recently, \u003ci\u003e After the Apocalypse: America's Role in a World Transformed.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel A. Sjursen\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired US Army officer, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, contributing editor at Antiwar.com, and director of the Eisenhower Media Network. Along with fellow vet Chris \"Henri\" Henriksen, he cohosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eFortress on a Hill\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point. Sjursen is the author of \u003ci\u003eGhost Riders of Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePatriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.95 x 4.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45610576412716,"sku":"9781250832498","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/paths-of-dissent-soldiers-speak-out-against-americas-misguided-wars-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}