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Fighting Today's Wars : How America's Leaders Have Failed Our Warriors
ISBN: 9780811707763 | 0811707768
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Stackpole Books
Pub. Date: 12/19/2011
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* Gives thorough background on the law of war and analysis on how these laws should be applied* A critical commentary of our military's strategy, including nation-building efforts and counterinsurgency operations* How misinterpretations of law and policy misdirect the military from the objective of achieving victory* Identifies correctable problems in how America decides to go to war and prepares for battle* Gives positive solutions for restoring the proper role of America's Armed Forces
| Foreword | p. iv |
| Preface | p. viii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiv |
| Introduction | p. xv |
| The Shift from Killing the Enemy to Nation-Building | p. 1 |
| First, Identify the Enemy | p. 11 |
| Turning the Law ofWar on Its Head | p. 25 |
| Rules of Engagement | p. 51 |
| Right of Sovereignty | p. 67 |
| Become a Jeffersonian Democracy or Else | p. 77 | ... MORE
| Our Risk-Averse Senior Officer Corps | p. 81 |
| The Safety Nazis | p. 91 |
| The Expansive Role of Counsel | p. 97 |
| Understanding the Law of Self-Defense | p. 103 |
| Using Deadly Force in Military Operations | p. 107 |
| Keeping the United States Out of the International Criminal Court | p. 115 |
| Some Solutions | p. 131 |
| Conclusion | p. 159 |
| Notes | p. 161 |
| Index | p. 171 |
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