Defense Strategy for the Post-Saddam Era

by Michael E. O'Hanlon

Book Overview

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The Brookings Institution has long produced an analysis of America's defense budgets and policies. The war on terror and the ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have forced upon this country soaring defense budgets and unprecedented challenges in policymaking. In the newest installment in this tradition, leading foreign policy expert Michael O'Hanlon offers policy recommendations for strengthening the ability of America's military to respond...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815764677
• ISBN13: 9780815764670
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

An intriguing, practical set of suggestions based on military realities

America's ongoing war on terror is resulting in soaring budgets: Brookings foreign policy expert Michael O'Hanlon's guide provide a seasoned set of budget and policy recommendations for strengthening the US military without breaking the budget in his Defense Strategy For The Post-Saddam Era. Chapters use present military operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan to analyze how reductions in different types of military programs might free up funds to add more ground troops to the military. An intriguing, practical set of suggestions based on military realities.