Today on the show, Thursday host Allen Ruff continues his series on Afghanistan with guest Andrew Bacevich from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

They talk about recent developments in Afghanistan, American empire and the “War for the Greater Middle East,” and the entanglements of oil and U.S. military history.

Andrew Bacevich is president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and professor emeritus of international relations and history at Boston University. He is the author of many books, including America’s War for the Greater Middle East (Penguin Random House, 2016).

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