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| + | }}'''Andrew J. Bacevich Jr.''' is an American retired career officer and [[historian]] specializing in [[international relations]], [[security studies]], [[American foreign policy]], and [[American diplomatic]] and [[military history]]. | ||
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| + | He is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at the [[Boston University]] [[Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies]].<ref name="bu.edu">https://web.archive.org/web/20230123163845/https://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/profile/andrew-j-bacevich/</ref> He is a former director of Boston University's Center for International Relations (from 1998 to 2005), now part of the [[Pardee School of Global Studies]].<ref name="bu.edu"/> Bacevich is the co-founder and president of the [[Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft]]. | ||
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| + | He is also a retired career officer in the Armor Branch of the [[United States Army]], retiring with the rank of [[colonel]]. | ||
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| + | Bacevich has been "a persistent, vocal critic of the [[2003 Iraq War|U.S. occupation of Iraq]], calling the conflict a catastrophic failure."<ref name=MacQuarrie>https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205640/http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/05/15/son_of_professor_opposed_to_war_is_killed_in_iraq/ </ref> In March 2007, he described [[George W. Bush]]'s endorsement of such "[[preventive war]]s" as "immoral, illicit, and imprudent."<ref name=MacQuarrie/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051645/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/03/01/rescinding_the_bush_doctrine/</ref> His son, Andrew John Bacevich, also an Army officer, died fighting in the [[Iraq War]] in May 2007.<ref name=MacQuarrie/> | ||
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American historian and officer who was "a persistent, vocal critic of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, calling the conflict a catastrophic failure."
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Andrew J. Bacevich Jr. is an American retired career officer and historian specializing in international relations, security studies, American foreign policy, and American diplomatic and military history.
He is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History at the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies.[1] He is a former director of Boston University's Center for International Relations (from 1998 to 2005), now part of the Pardee School of Global Studies.[1] Bacevich is the co-founder and president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
He is also a retired career officer in the Armor Branch of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of colonel.
Bacevich has been "a persistent, vocal critic of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, calling the conflict a catastrophic failure."[2] In March 2007, he described George W. Bush's endorsement of such "preventive wars" as "immoral, illicit, and imprudent."[2][3] His son, Andrew John Bacevich, also an Army officer, died fighting in the Iraq War in May 2007.[2]
References
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20230123163845/https://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/profile/andrew-j-bacevich/
- ↑ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205640/http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/05/15/son_of_professor_opposed_to_war_is_killed_in_iraq/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051645/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/03/01/rescinding_the_bush_doctrine/
