02092cam a2200313Mi 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020002400069020002100093035002400114035002100138040002300159041000800182044001200190050002500202100003100227245007900258250001200337260004300349300002200392440002900414504006600443505019900509520093800708650005001646651004301696651003901739BJBSDDR20230410123357.0ta101007s2010 nyu 000 0 eng d a9780805091410 (hbk) a0805091416 (hbk) a(OCoLC)ocn705889501 a(OCoLC)705889501 aDE-604bgercDEBBG aeng axxucUS14aJZ 1480 bB117w 20101 aBacevich, Andrew J.d1947-10aWashington rules :bAmerica's path to permanent war /cAndrew J. Bacevich. a1st ed. aNew York :bMetropolitan Books,c2010. a286 p. ; c22 cm. 0aAmerican empire project  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-269) and index. aIntroduction: Slow learner -- The advent of semiwar -- Illusions of flexibility and control -- The credo restored -- Reconstituting the trinity -- Counterfeit COIN -- Cultivating our own garden. aFor the last half century, as administrations have come and gone, the fundamental assumptions about America's military policy have remained unchanged: American security requires the United States (and us alone) to maintain a permanent armed presence around the globe, and to be ready to intervene anywhere at any time. In the Obama era, just as in the Bush years, these beliefs remain unquestioned. In this vivid analysis, Andrew J. Bacevich presents the origins of this consensus, forged at a moment when American power was at its height. He exposes the preconceptions, biases, and habits that underlie our pervasive faith in military might, especially the notion that overwhelming superiority will oblige others to accommodate America's needs and desires--whether for cheap oil, cheap credit, or cheap consumer goods. And he challenges the usefulness of our militarism as it has become both unaffordable and increasingly dangerous. 4aConsenso (Ciencias sociales)zEstados Unidos  4aEstados Unidos xRelaciones exteriores 4aEstados UnidosxPolítica militar