America’s wars on auto-pilot; Why (and how) Americans lost touch with its military—Interview with historian Andrew Bacevich [embed]https://theturningpointprn.podbean.com/mf/play/nj2awg/TheTurningPoint_102617.mp3[/embed] Download this episode (right click and…
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