Thinking beyond war: civil-military relations and why America fails to win the peace

Why was there a deliberate plan to fight the war in Iraq but none to win the peace? This question, which has caused such confusion and consternation among the American public and been the subject of much political wrangling, is the focus of Isaiah Wilson's investigation. Wilson points to a flaw...

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1. Verfasser: Wilson, Isaiah 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2013
Ausgabe:Revised ed.
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Zusammenfassung:Why was there a deliberate plan to fight the war in Iraq but none to win the peace? This question, which has caused such confusion and consternation among the American public and been the subject of much political wrangling, is the focus of Isaiah Wilson's investigation. Wilson points to a flaw in the government's definition of when, how, and for what reasons the United States intervenes abroad. It is a paradox in the American way of peace and war, he explains, that harkens back to America's war loss in Vietnam. The dilemma faced in Iraq can thus be seen as the result of a flaw in how we have viewed the war from its inception, and Thinking Beyond War reminds us that Iraq is just the latest, albeit the most poignant and tragic, case in point. The provided exploration of this paradox calls for new organizational and operational approaches to America's intervention policy. In challenging current western societal military lexicon and doctrine, Wilson offers new hope and practical solutions to overcome the paradox once and for all --
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
The paradox of the American way of peace -- Modern war, revisited : three generations of modern (western) warfare -- The dawn of post-modern warfare -- On planning : a new postmodern methodology -- Liberating and reconstructing northern Iraq -- Democratizing northern Iraq through patronage politics -- My Iraq war : observations since early 2004 -- Whither Mosul? : the story of failed transition & why the north fell -- Fighting to change, changing to fight : the lessons of Iraq & implications for army transformation -- Educating the post-modern warrior
Beschreibung:XXXIX, 322 S. Kt. 25 cm

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