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Governance, Identity, and Counterinsurgency: Evidence from Ramadi and Tal Afar (enlarged Edition)
Michael FitzsimmonsStrategic Studies Institute
出版Lulu.com, 2013-05-19
主題Education / General
ISBN13040518549781304051851
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=FkxwBQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋With the last departure of U.S. combat forces from Iraq in 2011 and a drawdown in Afghanistan already underway, the current era of American counterinsurgency may be coming to a close. At the same time, irregular threats to U.S. national interests remain, and the future may hold yet more encounters with insurgents for the U.S. military. Accordingly, the latest Defense strategic guidance has called on the Department of Defense (DoD) to "retain and continue to reine the lessons learned, expertise, and specialized capabilities" from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This monograph is a contribution to this ongoing effort to institutionalize the military's understanding of counterinsurgency, building on its hard-won recent experience. Michael Fitzsimmons examines two case studies drawn from some of the darkest months of conlict in Iraq...