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Remarks on 'the New American Way of War'
An "American Way of War" emerged after the end of the Cold War, in successive combat experiences. The current war in Iraq, once successfully concluded, is going to create a dramatically new strategic environment, at least in the Gulf area. In the new era, it goes hand in glove with minimizing own casualties and, as strike capabilities have evolved, controlling collateral damage. The elements of the Desert Storm toolkit had been greatly improved across the 1990s, but applied piecemeal. The U.S. has planned the operation carefully, leaving the initial planning to the Combat Commander, but subjecting it to the usual intense interaction with Washington, with a more engaged Secretary of Defense than previously. Notwithstanding, the conquest of Iraq will allow the U.S. to finally stand down Northern Watch and Southern Watch and to disband the maritime interception operation (MIO) in the Gulf. The U.S. will not be able to relax on homeland defense or in the pursuit of al Qaeda from country to country. For this Administration, it appears to be wrapping up unfinished business of 1991, aggravated by 9/11 and the frustrations of definitively clearing out WMD from Iraq. The U.S. got other countries (especially the Saudis, Germans, and Japanese) to cover most of the $62 billion cost of Desert Storm in 1990-1991, but will have to finance OIF itself. In OIF, the primary goal is regime change, and with it, the final disposition of Iraq's WMD capabilities, on the ground, not through inspections or voluntary Iraqi actions.
United States. Department of the Army
Gaffney, Henry H.
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Globalization and Nuclear Proliferation
"Globalization is the interconnectedness of the world, especially through trade, but in new and intricate ways that constitute a qualitative change and on a scale that far outstrips previous episodes of globalization. It has spread gradually since the end of World War II, although with intermittent setbacks, adding more and more countries, some with stronger links to the rest of the world than others. The number of countries and the proportion of world population not yet joining globalization have been shrinking, though some may never be able to join and may forever dwell in nasty, brutish, and poor conditions. Globalization is an ongoing phenomenon, with neither inevitable character nor outcome. One can imagine it all breaking apart again, but it is hard to make the case for breakdowns-it takes a lot more imagination than describing its twists and turns. Do we think of globalization as growing exponentially? Not really, because it is not automatic, especially now that membership in the Word Trade Organization (WTO) is becoming the qualification for having been 'globalized.' That takes negotiation. Proliferation is the increasing number of countries acquiring weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-nuclear, chemical, biological, and ballistic missiles with which to deliver them. This chapter is confined to proliferation of nuclear weapons. Is proliferation exponential? Not likely. The data set is still too small and the course of events too slow, whereas the data set for globalization as a broader process is far richer."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Contemporary Conflict
Gaffney, Henry H.
2006-07
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Reflections on the International Special Operations Conference
"This was the first international Special Forces conference. 63 countries were invited, and 59 were present, including Iraq (which got the biggest round of applause during the introductory ceremony). It was held at the Tampa Conference Center. The international participants will have to speak for themselves as to whether the conference was successful. Most will be happy to have been included. Some will have been disgruntled because some things may have not gone smoothly. The variety of subjects and points of view must have been bewildering to many. But, listening with a keen ear to what might be sensitive to other countries, I do not think there were many, if any, slip-ups in this regard. And the speakers from other countries made credible and useful presentations--which also revealed the wide extent of common interests among the Special Forces of many countries."
CNA Corporation. Strategic Studies Division
Gaffney, Henry H.
2005-09
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