Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: American Exceptionalism

Our guest this week is Prof. Andrew Bacevich, author most recently of The Limits of Power: American Exceptionalism (2008). Bacevich is Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. His previous books include American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U. S. Diplomacy (2002), The Imperial Tense: Problems and Prospects of American Empire (2003) (editor), The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (2005), and The Long War: A New History of US National Security Policy since World War II (2007) (editor).