| Description |
1 online resource (IV, 31 pages) : color portrait, color photographs |
| Contents |
Introduction. -- Vietnamization, 1966-1973. -- Policymakers' beliefs about the withdrawal. The effect of withdrawal on public opinion. The effect of withdrawal on political and military goals. -- The Iraq status-of-forces agreement, 2008-2011. -- Policymakers' beliefs about the withdrawal. The effect of withdrawal on public opinion. The effect of withdrawal on political and military goals. -- Escalation and withdrawal in Afghanistan, 2009-2016. -- Policymakers' beliefs about the withdrawal. The effect of withdrawal on public opinion. The effect of withdrawal on political and military goals. -- Summary and conclusions. -- Sustaining public support in wartime achieving political and military goals. -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
In this report Dr. Paul D. Miller examines the effect of withdrawal timetables on public opinion, military success, and policymakers' goals across the three titular case studies. He finds that "Withdrawal timelines do not achieve the political benefits that policymakers desire, but they do incur the risks policymakers rightly fear." In the face of prolonged and difficult military challenges, withdrawal deadlines can exacerbate outcomes at crucial moments, and thus policymakers must tread carefully |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF cover page (Atlantic Council, viewed February 15, 2020) |
| Subject |
Disengagement (Military science)
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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Disengagement (Military science)
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Iraq.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Atlantic Council of the United States, publisher
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| ISBN |
9781619770867 |
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1619770865 |
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