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U.S. defense strategy after Saddam / Michael E. O'Hanlon.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- O'Hanlon, Michael E.
- Series:
- Letort papers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military planning--United States.
- Military planning.
- United States--Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.
- United States.
- War--Economic aspects--United States.
- War.
- United States--Military policy.
- Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.
- Military policy.
- War--Economic aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 18 pages).
- Other Title:
- US defense strategy after Saddam
- United States defense strategy after Saddam
- Place of Publication:
- Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2005]
- Language Note:
- English.
- Summary:
- In this defense strategy and budget book, the author argues that America's large defense budget cannot be pared realistically in the years ahead. But given the extreme demands of the Iraq mission, particularly on the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, he suggests how reductions in various weapons modernization programs and other economies might free up enough funds to add at least 40,000 more ground troops to today's military. He also reviews the military lessons of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Bush administration's new overseas basing plan, and the arguments for and against a draft. O'Hanlon also addresses the important question of how the United States might encourage and help other countries to share more of the global military burden in areas such as Africa. Finally, he sketches several possible new conflict scenarios that could occupy the American military -- or at least its force planners -- in the years and decades ahead.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 27, 2005).
- "July 2005."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-17).
- Print version record.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
- Other Format:
- O'Hanlon, Michael E. U.S. defense strategy after Saddam
- ISBN:
- 1584871954
- 9781584871958
- OCLC:
- 61345788
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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