[Dialogue] Absolute Must See

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Yes Jack, I agree and did see the show.  Our library has the book on  
order and I am first on the list to read it.
Grace & Peace, Ellen
On Sep 27, 2008, at 8:22 PM, Jack Gilles wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I don't often suggest that there is something we all must see/read,  
> but in this crisis and with this election, I think the following is  
> a foundational piece we need to understand and talk about.  Perhaps  
> many of you who regularly watch Bill Moyers will have seen this,  
> but I hadn't.  I am sitting here in Mexico almost stunned having  
> just watched it.  We are in a time of reckoning that we have all  
> talked about, but now is here.  I would hope we might have a  
> constructive dialogue on this.
>
> The interview is with Andrew J. Bacevich who teaches at Boston  
> University.  It was just posted on the Bill Moyers web site  
> yesterday, the 26th.  It is the discussion of his book The Limits  
> of Power.  <http://www.pbs.org/moyers>  Here is a blurb from his  
> biographical sketch.
>
> As campaign ads urge voters to consider who will be a better  
> "Commander in Chief," Andrew J. Bacevich — Professor of  
> International Relations at Boston University, retired Army colonel,  
> and West Point graduate — joins Bill Moyers on the JOURNAL to  
> encourage viewers to take a step back and connect the dots between  
> U.S. foreign policy, consumerism, politics, and militarism.
>
> For me, it is sobering to realize that the election of Obama will  
> not make the difference we hope for.  I don't want to expand on  
> this, but you will see that we are existing in a profoundly flawed  
> system and until the contradiction is faced and dealt with, nothing  
> will change and the consequences will be severe.
>
> Peace,
>
> Jack
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