Andrew Bacevich | Still Waiting: A Harvey Weinstein Moment for America's Wars?




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George W. Bush and Dick Cheney inside the presidential limousine in February 2008. (photo: The U.S. National Archives/Flickr) 
Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch 
Bacevich writes: "It took a succession of high-profile scandals before Americans truly woke up to the plague of sexual harassment and assault. How long will it take before the public concludes that they have had enough of wars that don't work?" 
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