Title: The war after the war
First published: 2004
Description: "The United States still has every chance to achieve some form of victory in Iraq and Afghanistan if it persists, commits the necessary resources, and accepts the real-world limits on what it can do. But the United States can also lose the peace in both countries as decisively as it won the wars. No one can predict how the combination of nation building, low-intensity combat, and Iraqi and Afghan efforts to recreate their nations will play out over the short term. Regardless, the United States must reshape much of its approach to both countries if it is to win even a limited form of victory. More generally, it must react to the strategic and grand strategic lessons of both conflicts to reshape its defense and foreign policy, as well as the way the U.S. government is organized to deal with terrorism and asymmetric warfare. Following up on his widely praised 2003 book, The Iraq War, Anthony Cordesman now focuses on the war after the war, the lessons to be learned from the "post-conflict" periods, and how they all fit into the broader context of the continuing war on terrorism."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-, Diplomatic history, War on Terrorism, 2001-, National security, Military policy, Iraq War, 2003-2011, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, Free trade, Economic conditions, Economic integration, Foreign relations, North American Free Trade Agreement, National security, united states, United states, military policy, Mexico, foreign relations, United states, foreign relations, mexico, North america, economic integration, North america, economic conditions, Free trade, north america, Canada. 1992 October 7.
Places: United States
LC classification: DS79.76 .C677 2004