War footing : 10 steps America must take to prevail in the war for the free world / Frank J. Gaffney and colleagues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Gaffney, Frank J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Military policy.

United States--Defenses.

Defenses.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Physical Description:

xviii, 301 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [2006]

Contents:

Pt. 1. Understanding the problem. STEP 1. Know the enemy / Alex Alexiev

STEP 2. Really support the troops / Tom McInerney ... [et al.]

pt. 2. Wielding America's economic and financial "weapons". STEP 3. Provide for U.S. energy security / Gal Luft and Anne Korin

STEP 4. Stop investing in terror / Christopher Holton

pt. 3. Protecting the homeland. STEP 5. Equip the home front / Andrew C. McCarthy, Timothy Connors, and Mark Chussil

STEP 6. Counter the mega-threat: EMP attack / Curt Weldon and Roscoe Bartlett

STEP 7. Secure our borders, secure our country / Rosemary Jenks ... [et al.]

pt. 4. Waging the "War of ideas". STEP 8. Wage political warfare / J. Michael Waller, Alex Alexiev, and Caroline B. Glick

STEP 9. Launch regional initiatives: Defend and foster freedom in the Middle East and its periphery / Tom McInerney ... [et al.]

Counter the Islamofascists and their friends in Africa / Christopher Brown and David McCormack

Thwart China's ambitions for hegemony in Asia and beyond / Al Santoli and Gordon Cucullu

Counteract the reemergence of totalitarianism in Latin America / Thor Halvorssen and J. Michael Waller

Challenge Russia's emerging autocracy / David Satter

Salvage Europe / Alex Alexiev

STEP 10. Wield effective diplomacy: Enlist the State Department / Fred Gedrich and Paul E. Vallely

Marginalize the UN / Claudia Rosett and Cliff Kincaid

Recruit academia / Sarah N. Stern and Michael Rubin

Conclusion / Frank J. Gaffney

Afterword / Bruce Herschensohm

Appendix I: "Set America free": a blueprint for U.S. energy security

Appendix II: Regain nuclear deterrence / Robert R. Monroe

Appendix III: Deploy sea-based missile defenses

Appendix IV: "Secure America"

a pledge for elected officials and candidates.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1591143012

OCLC:

62152859