Andrew Bacevich: Ukraine is Paying the Price for the U. S. Recklessly Pushing NATO Expansion
What role did the United States play in creating conditions for Russia s invasion of Ukraine, and what will it take to end the war The U. S. invasion of Iraq, which saw no repercussions for the Bush administration despite breaching international humanitarian law, coupled with Cold Warera policies and NATO s eastward expansion, incited Putin s aggressions towards Ukraine, says retired colonel Andrew Bacevich, president and cofounder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. American decision makers acted impetuously, and indeed recklessly, and now we re facing the consequences, says Bacevich. , DemocracyNow Democracy Now is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1, 400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 89AM ET:
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