The Limits of Power, 2008
Author : Andrew J. Bacevich
Pulisher: Metropolitan Books
Genre: Critical
The Limits of Power is a book written by Andrew J. Bacevich speaking about America and how we have come to think that we are the most powerful country in the world. That specific theory is most known as American Exceptionalism. Seeing as that America has earned this theory over the course of years , yet the human desire for wanting more is still there. As Bacevich said , " The United states may still remain the mightiest power the world has ever seen, but the fact is that Americans are no longer masters of their own fate." ( Bacevich p. 16 ) The reason the situation has worsen is because of self-gratification, the desire for more. Therefore, it is a threat to the well being of the United States. One may wonder what has driven us to this point in our critical economy and western culture , but there are many things in the United States own history that has driven us this far.
The mistakes , the glories and the act of being neutral in some cases, have effected us in every way. After World War ll , the united States of America became the richest country in the world. Shortly after that , for example, we had the " Freedom Decade " which was in the 1960s when people of America bean to present their beliefs to the nation. Given that , our country has come much further ; even through all our flaws we have still maintained to have a " cocky " attitude. Metaphorically speaking , the United States has a huge ego. Our ego will cause the country to spiral downwards ; regardless of what we have sacrafice , shared, or celebrated over. It will seem as if we have no history at all if American profligacy continues.
Citation:
Bacevich, Andrew. The Limits of Power. New York:
Metropolitan Books, 2008. 15-66. Print.
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