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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Page 13
... planning and executing War Were recognized across political boundaries. Democrats understood the political argument for prioritizing national-security issues, but not the more essential fact of the real-World importance of these matters ...
... planning and executing War Were recognized across political boundaries. Democrats understood the political argument for prioritizing national-security issues, but not the more essential fact of the real-World importance of these matters ...
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... planning and opening stages of the war, was flailing. It is that Democrats lost amid these prevailing circumstances, more than the simple fact of their defeat, that makes the case for a radical rethinking of the party's approach to ...
... planning and opening stages of the war, was flailing. It is that Democrats lost amid these prevailing circumstances, more than the simple fact of their defeat, that makes the case for a radical rethinking of the party's approach to ...
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... plans to create a New Deal—inspired legacy with his “Great Society” programs, Lyndon Baines Iohnson's decision to step ... planning does not translate into meaning that Americans will tnist Democrats more with managing our departure from ...
... plans to create a New Deal—inspired legacy with his “Great Society” programs, Lyndon Baines Iohnson's decision to step ... planning does not translate into meaning that Americans will tnist Democrats more with managing our departure from ...
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... planning and follow-through since 2001. This now-accepted political fact in American life carries much broader significance than many Democratic strategists have yet appreciated. But if, as “issue ownership” theory predicts, perception.
... planning and follow-through since 2001. This now-accepted political fact in American life carries much broader significance than many Democratic strategists have yet appreciated. But if, as “issue ownership” theory predicts, perception.
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... planning hails from the military's own Third Infantry Division, whose after-action report finds: “Higher ... plans and pre-deployment coordination.”48 So, chaos ensued after the fall of Saddam; early chances to build on positive momentum ...
... planning hails from the military's own Third Infantry Division, whose after-action report finds: “Higher ... plans and pre-deployment coordination.”48 So, chaos ensued after the fall of Saddam; early chances to build on positive momentum ...
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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