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Balance Sheet : The Iraq War and U.S. National Security.

Duffield, John.

Balance Sheet : The Iraq War and U.S. National Security.

Duffield, John.

9780804772044

Duffield, John.

1 online resource (219 pages)

Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- 1 - TOWARD A BALANCE SHEET -- PURPOSE -- JUSTIFICATIONS -- OUR APPROACH -- THE ORGANIZATION OF THE VOLUME -- 2 - THE IRAQ WAR AND THE WAR ON TERROR -- AL QAEDA'S VISION: THE LONG WAR -- BLOWBACK FROM THE IRAQ WAR -- SHIFTING SANDS: THE IRAQIFICATION OF GLOBAL JIHAD -- IRAQ'S PROPAGANDA VALUE -- AL QAEDA OVERREACH? -- THE "UNDERRESOURCED" WAR -- REVERSE FLOW -- WILL WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ AFFECT OUTCOMES? -- CULT OF THE INSURGENT -- CONCLUSION -- 3 - THE IRAQ WAR AND THE FAILURE OF U.S. COUNTERPROLIFERATION STRATEGY -- BEFORE THE WAR -- THE ORIGINS OF REGIME CHANGE -- ELIMINATING REGIMES, NOT ARSENALS -- SELLING THE THREAT -- THREAT INFLATION -- WE WERE NOT ALL WRONG -- THE BUSH DOCTRINE GAINS STEAM -- THE BUSH DOCTRINE AND IRAN -- FAILURE WITH NORTH KOREA -- REVERSING COURSE -- SUCCESS WITH LIBYA -- NET ASSESSMENT OF THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF THE IRAQ WAR COUNTERPROLIFERATION STRATEGY -- CONCLUSION -- 4 - THE IRAQ WAR AND AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST -- AMERICAN INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, 9/11, AND THE IRAQ WAR -- THE NEW AGENDA: WMD, TERRORISM, AND DEMOCRACY -- THE OLD AGENDA: OIL, ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE, AND AMERICA'S STRATEGIC POSITION -- CONCLUSION -- 5 - THE IRAQ WAR AND THE STATE OF THE U.S. MILITARY -- MILITARY READINESS AND THE IRAQ WAR -- THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE IRAQ EXPERIENCE FOR THE U.S. MILITARY -- CONCLUSION -- 6 - THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL COSTS OF THE IRAQ WAR -- TOWARD A BALANCE SHEET -- FUTURE CHALLENGES -- CONCLUSION -- 7 - THE IRAQ WAR AND U.S. PUBLIC OPINION -- FREQUENTLY VOICED ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR'S EFFECTS ON PUBLIC OPINION -- DEFINING TERMS -- THE PUBLIC'S RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ON PHILOSOPHY OF ENGAGEMENT -- THE PUBLIC'S RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ON FORMS OF ENGAGEMENT -- CONCLUSIONS.

8 - ARE WE SAFER NOW? -- POSING THE RIGHT QUESTION -- INITIAL EXPECTATIONS -- THE BALANCE SHEET: OUR OVERALL ASSESSMENT -- COUNTERFACTUAL ANALYSIS -- LESSONS FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY -- NOTES -- INDEX.

The last six years have witnessed a virtually unending debate over U.S. policy toward Iraq, a debate that is likely to continue well into the new administration and perhaps the next, notwithstanding recent improvements on the ground. Too often, however, the debate has been narrowly framed in terms of the situation in Iraq and what steps the United States should take there next, leaving the broader impact of the war on American interests largely overlooked. Ultimately, though, the success and failure of the war will have to be judged in terms of its overall contribution to U.S. national security, including those repercussions that extend far beyond the borders of Iraq. This book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive evaluation of the consequences of the Iraq war for the national security of the United States. It is aimed at both those who have not yet made up their minds about the merits of the war and those who wish to ground their opinions in a clearer understanding of what effects the war has actually had. Balance Sheet examines both how the war has advanced or retarded the achievement of other important goals of U.S. national security policy and its impact on the ability of the United States to pursue its security interests now and in the future. Individual chapters by expert authors address such key issues as the war on terror, nuclear non-proliferation, stability in the Middle East, the health of the U.S. military, America's standing in the world, and U.S. public opinion. By doing justice to the full range of stakes involved, this book not only reframes the debate over the Iraq war but provides a necessary foundation for future U.S. policymaking toward Iraq and beyond.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Influence.

National security -- United States.

United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century.

Electronic books.

Dombrowski, Peter.

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