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Andrew Bacevich on the Complexities of the Middle East

The retired colonel discusses what went wrong and where to go from here in America’s War for the Greater Middle East.

In his new book, retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich talks about what went wrong. Above, Bacevich testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2009.

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Listen to Andrew Bacevich discuss his new book, America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History, and take questions from the audience. Recorded April 13, 2016.

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