{"id":6761,"date":"2010-08-06T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=6761"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:26:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:26:51","slug":"andrew-bacevich-american-power-and-military-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2010\/08\/06\/andrew-bacevich-american-power-and-military-policy\/6761\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Bacevich: American Power and Military Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch excerpts from correspondent Kim Lawton&#8217;s August 5, 2010 interview with Andrew Bacevich, professor of history and international relations at Boston University, retired US Army colonel, and author, most recently, of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/washingtonrules\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Rules: America&#8217;s Path to Permanent War<\/a>&#8221; (Henry Holt). 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