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"Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Country" by Andrew J. Bacevich.
The final paragraphs:
"Writing as the preeminent American exponent of genuine military professionalism, Marshall could hardly have stated his admonition in clearer terms: to abandon the tradition of the citizen-soldier, seeking to create an invincible offensive force able to win any argument, was to open the door to schemers pursuing criminal policies. Sadly, this describes what Americans have allowed to occur in our own day.
The all-volunteer force is not a blessing. It has become a blight. Americans can, of course, choose to pretend otherwise, but those choosing such a course cannot be said to love their country. Nor can they be said to care about the well-being of those sent to fight on the country's behalf."
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"We have met the enemy and he is us."
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