Military 
historian Andrew Bacevich says that for the past two and a half decades, America has been waging one war in the greater Middle East — a war with ever-shifting fronts, a war that creates enemies as fast as it defeats them, a war that is ultimately doomed. He joins us live in-studio. But first: How a power struggle in Sacramento over regulating e-cigarettes could make it impossible for for an unrelated tax measure to get to the ballot this year — we talk to investigative journalist Nicholas Kusnetz about why the tobacco industry spends the more political money here than in every other state combined.
Guests:
- Nicholas Kusnetz, Reporter, Center for Public Integrity
- Andrew Bacevich, a military historian and retired professor at Boston University, also a retired colonel and Vietnam War Vet. His son was killed in action in Iraq. His newest book is America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A military history.