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1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 58 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Bridging the gap (Oxford University Press)
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Jim Seybert. |
| Summary |
The United States national-security establishment is vast, yet the United States has failed to meet its initial objectives in almost every one of its major, post-World War II conflicts. Of these troubled efforts, the US wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan stand out for their endurance, resource investment, human cost, and miscalculated decisions. In Planning to Fail, James H. Lebovic argues that a profound myopia helps explain US decision-making failures. In each of the wars explored in this book, he identifies four stages of intervention. First and foremost, policymakers chose unwisely to go to war. After the fighting began, they inadvisably sought to extend or expand the mission. Next, they pursued the mission, in abbreviated form, to suboptimal effect. Finally, they adapted the mission to exit from the conflict. Lebovic argues that US leaders were effectively planning to fail whatever their hopes and thoughts were at the time the intervention began. Decision-makers struggled less than they should have, even when conditions allowed for good choices. Then, when conditions on the ground left them with only bad choices, they struggled furiously and more than could ever matter. Offering a far-ranging and detailed analysis, this book identifies an unmistakable pattern of failure and highlights lessons we can learn from it. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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United States -- Military policy -- Decision making -- Case studies.
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National security -- United States -- Decision making -- Case studies.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Afghan War, 2001-
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United States -- History, Military -- Case studies.
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Seybert, Jim.
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hoopla digital.
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US wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan |
| ISBN |
9781666183191 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666183199 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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MWT14631699 |
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