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Putting Defense Back into U.S. Defense Policy - Rethinking U.S. Security in the Post-Cold War World (Hardcover, New)
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Putting Defense Back into U.S. Defense Policy - Rethinking U.S. Security in the Post-Cold War World (Hardcover, New)
Series: Praeger Security International
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This book examines the implications of counterinsurgency wars for
U.S. defense policy and makes the compelling argument that the
United States' default position on counterinsurgency wars should be
to avoid them. In this compelling study, Eland questions the core
assumptions of the American foreign policy and defense
establishments that call for military interventions around the
world and high and increasing defense budgets at home. He outlines
a security policy more appropriate to the sober realities of the
post-Cold War era. This is an approach that calls for military
restraint overseas, taking advantage of the already secure U.S.
geostrategic position, while safeguarding vital national interests.
Eland details the military force structure needed for this new role
and calculates the reduced defense budget required to pay for these
forces. This book is a timely wake-up call to those who make
American foreign and defense policies. It demands a badly needed
re-thinking of America's national interests. In the author's view,
America's natural geostrategic position places it at a natural
advantage, rendering unnecessary a forward defense posture. A
non-interventionist foreign policy would save money by requiring
lower defense budgets. An America less willing to get involved in
complex overseas disputes unrelated to U.S vital interests would
also be less likely to make enemies around the world.
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