Hitting First: Preventive Force in U.S. Security Strategy

The second half of the book then focuses on the logistical and operational difficulties of this preventive war posture for the U.S. intelligence community (ch. 8) and U.S. military (ch. 9) as these are currently configured, arguing (in ch. 10) that the Bush Administration's needless rejection o...

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Published in:Journal of political & military sociology 2009, Vol.37 (2), p.254-255
Main Author: Huiskamp, Gerard
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Foreign policy
National security
Terrorism
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Summary:The second half of the book then focuses on the logistical and operational difficulties of this preventive war posture for the U.S. intelligence community (ch. 8) and U.S. military (ch. 9) as these are currently configured, arguing (in ch. 10) that the Bush Administration's needless rejection of multilateralism and soft power solutions is antithetical to U.S. foreign policy interests (even on the administration's own activist terms) as it places the U.S. in a position of fighting with one hand tied behind its back.
ISSN:0047-2697
2642-2190