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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456994003321

Autore

Caldwell Dan

Titolo

Vortex of conflict [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq / / Dan Caldwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, CA, : Stanford Security Studies, 2011

ISBN

0-8047-7749-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 p.)

Disciplina

327.73

973.93

Soggetti

Afghan War, 2001-2021

Iraq War, 2003-2011

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations 2001-2009

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Part I: History; 1. From Cold War to War on Terror; 2. The United States and Islamic Countries; 3. Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the United States; 4. Iraq: From Cradle of Civilization to Republic of Fear; 5. The Development of Terrorism, 1991-2001; 6. The Bush Doctrine; Part II: Issues; 7. Assumptions; 8. Intelligence; 9. War Plans; 10. Postwar Reconstruction; 11. Policymaking; 12. Allies; 13. Strategy; Part III: Conclusion; 14. Lessons and Legacies: Twenty-Six Articles; Appendixes; A. Maps of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and the Middle East Region

B. ChronologyC. Bibliography; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

More than two million Americans have now served in Afghanistan or Iraq; more than 5,000 Americans have been killed; and more than 35,000 have been grievously wounded. The war in Afghanistan has become America's longest war.  Despite these facts, most Americans do not understand the background of, or reasons for, the United States' involvement in these two wars.Utilizing an impressive array of primary and secondary sources, author Dan Caldwell describes and makes



sense of the relevant historical, political, cultural, and ideological, elements related to the wars in Iraq and Afghani