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The military we need : the defense requirements of the Bush doctrine / Thomas Donnelly.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Donnelly, Thomas, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Armed Forces.
- United States.
- Armed Forces.
- United States--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.
- International relations.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Physical Description:
- v, 95 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- The gap between America's strategic reach and its military grasp has reached a point of crisis, argues veteran defense analyst Thomas Donnelly in this comprehensive study of the U.S. armed forces needed in the post-9/11 world.
- In the four years since al Qaeda's catastrophic attacks against America, President Bush has put forward an ambitious slate of foreign policy goals, pledging to transform the political culture of the greater Middle East and preserve America's place in the world as the sole superpower. In practice, the "Bush Doctrine" has meant a host of new missions for the U.S. military, from the counterterrorism and counterinsurgency campaigns of the global war on terror to the military containment of the People's Republic of China. These are missions, however, that America's armed forces are not sufficiently prepared to pursue.
- As the Pentagon prepares its 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review-the crucial strategy paper that will shape the U.S. military for years to come-the Bush administration must confront tough choices about how to transform America's defense establishment for the challenges now confronting it. In this book, Donnelly offers an innovative and provocative blueprint for gauging the success of this endeavor.
- Contents:
- 1 Strategies 7
- National Security Strategy 9
- Military Strategy 17
- 2 Missions 29
- Homeland Defense 29
- The Greater Middle East 33
- China 36
- Contingencies 38
- Transformation 39
- 3 Posture 42
- Bridges Not Far Enough 43
- The Greater Middle East 44
- The Far East and the Indian Ocean 46
- The American Nucleus 47
- 4 The Armed Services 51
- By Their Scenarios Shall Ye Know Them 52
- An Army for Regime Change 57
- A "Green Water" Navy 64
- The Air Force: Time for a Real Revolution 74
- Conclusion: Defense Budgets 81.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-93).
- ISBN:
- 0844742295
- OCLC:
- 58535613
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