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Choosing your battles : American civil-military relations and the use of force ; with a new afterword /
America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. Top military officials appeared reluctant to use force, the most hawkish voices in government were civilians who had not served in uniform, and everyone was worried that the American public would...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. Top military officials appeared reluctant to use force, the most hawkish voices in government were civilians who had not served in uniform, and everyone was worried that the American public would not tolerate casualties in war. This book shows that this civilian-military argument--which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo--is typical, not exceptional. Indeed, the underlying pattern has shaped U.S. foreign policy at least since 1816. The new afterword by Peter Feav. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-228) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781400841455 1400841453 |