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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457903003321

Autore

O'Hanlon Michael E

Titolo

Defense strategy for the post-Saddam era [[electronic resource] /] / Michael E. O'Hanlon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-81316-4

9786610813162

0-8157-9768-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Disciplina

327.1

355/.033573

Soggetti

Afghan War, 2001-2021

Iraq War, 2003-2011

World politics - 21st century

Electronic books.

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 (p. 121-137) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Setting the context : the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and their lessons -- The need to increase the size of U.S. ground forces -- The draft, the overseas base structure, and the allies -- Modernizing weaponry -- Beyond Iraq and North Korea.

Sommario/riassunto

"Offers pragmatic policy recommendations for strengthening the U.S. military's ability to respond to international crises, with engagement or deterrence, and protect American citizens while maintaining fiscal responsibility, by expanding ground forces yet containing spending, modernizing weaponry, implementing privatization and reform, and encouraging burden sharing with allies"--Provided by publisher.