Hard Power: The New Politics of National SecurityBasic Books, 2007 M03 9 - 336 pages Our ideas about national security have changed radically over the last five years. It has become a political tool, a "wedge issue," a symbol of pride and fear. It is also the one issue above all others that can make or break an election. And this is why the Democratic Party has been steadily losing power since 2001. In Hard Power, Michael O'Hanlon, an expert on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and Kurt Campbell, an authority on international security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explain how the Democrats lost credibility on issues of security and foreign policy, how they can get it back -- and why they must. They recall the successful Democratic military legacy of past decades, as well as recent Democratic innovations -- like the Homeland Security Office and the idea of nation-building -- that have been successfully co-opted by the Republican administration. And, most importantly, they develop a broad national security vision for America, including specific defense policies and a strategy to win the war on terror. |
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... military roaming the Pentagon decks that day were thrilled that Republicans would be back in the saddle again ... US. military forces swept to a decisive military victory in Afghanistan and chased the Taliban into the distant hills ...
... military roaming the Pentagon decks that day were thrilled that Republicans would be back in the saddle again ... US. military forces swept to a decisive military victory in Afghanistan and chased the Taliban into the distant hills ...
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... American soil in the nation's history. Jump forward just a few years to the winter of 2006, when a group of retired senior military officers gathered in an upstairs room at a private Washington restaurant to talk about the current ...
... American soil in the nation's history. Jump forward just a few years to the winter of 2006, when a group of retired senior military officers gathered in an upstairs room at a private Washington restaurant to talk about the current ...
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... military background may have paid deference to the issue of national ... us”; “preemptive strike must pass a global test”; “I Will never take my eye ... military-modernization plan for the troops” and “need to be smarter about hoW We Wage ...
... military background may have paid deference to the issue of national ... us”; “preemptive strike must pass a global test”; “I Will never take my eye ... military-modernization plan for the troops” and “need to be smarter about hoW We Wage ...
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... U.S. military today is a highly politicized—some would even say Republican—institution. This political proclivity appears to have intensified even amid the various failures of Republican military planning and follow-through since 2001 ...
... U.S. military today is a highly politicized—some would even say Republican—institution. This political proclivity appears to have intensified even amid the various failures of Republican military planning and follow-through since 2001 ...
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... military confidence in the Democratic party. During these four years, the Soviet military buildup continued while America's reversal of the post-Vietnam defense budget cuts was belated and halfhearted. The problems showed vividly in ...
... military confidence in the Democratic party. During these four years, the Soviet military buildup continued while America's reversal of the post-Vietnam defense budget cuts was belated and halfhearted. The problems showed vividly in ...
Contents
H A P T E R T W 0 | 47 |
CHAPTER THREE | 75 |
H A P T E R F O U | 119 |
HA P T E R FIVE | 137 |
HA P T E R S IX | 159 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 185 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 211 |
CONCLUSION | 237 |
Notes | 253 |
Index | 291 |
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