Choosing your battles American civil-military relations and the use of force ; with a new afterword

Feaver, Peter. (Author). Gelpi, Christopher, 1966- (Added Author).

Summary: America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. Top military officials appeared reluctant to use force, the most hawkish voices in government were civilians who had not served in uniform, and everyone was worried that the American public would not tolerate casualties in war. This book shows that this civilian-military argument--which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo--is typical, not exceptional. Indeed, the underlying pattern has shaped U.S. foreign policy at least since 1816. The new afterword by Peter Feav

Record details

ISBN: 9781400841455 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1400841453 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0691124272
ISBN: 9780691124278
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (xiii, 250 p.)
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Terms of use - CatMonthString:jun.14 Multi-user. CatMonthString:august.15
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-228) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	The civil-military opinion gap over the use of force -- The impact of elite veterans on American decisions to use force -- Casualty sensitivity and civil-military relations -- Exploring the determination of casualty sensitivity.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.