William J. Astore Interview (Video): An Objective Look at U.S. Foreign Policy

William J. Astore knows the military. He’s personally seen how the closed loop of the DOD and the commercial defense industries has exponentially grown and now dangerously and disproportionately determines direction of America’s dealings with the rest of the world. Here he offers his informed and rather bleak view of the prospects for peace under the current neocon-infested regime now in power in Washington DC.

William J. Astore is a retired US Air Force lieutenant colonel, has taught at the Air Force Academy and Naval Postgraduate School, and now teaches history at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. He’s a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network (EMN), an organization of critical veteran military and national security professionals. He is the author or co-author of three books and numerous articles focusing on military history as well as the history of science, technology, and religion. He is a regular contributor to TomDispatch, and his own website, Bracing Views, likewise contains much of his fascinating and highly-informative political analysis.