TY - BOOK ID - 78718424 TI - The Day After : Why America Wins the War but Loses the Peace PY - 2019 SN - 1501739638 9781501739637 9781501739644 1501739646 9781501739620 150173962X PB - Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Iraq War, 2003-2011. KW - Afghan War, 2001 KW - -Kosovo War, 1998-1999 KW - Postwar reconstruction KW - Peace-building, American KW - Nation-building KW - Stabilization and reconstruction (International relations) KW - State-building KW - Political development KW - American peace-building KW - Post-conflict reconstruction KW - Reconstruction, Postwar KW - Kosovo Conflict, 1998-1999 KW - Kosovo Crisis, 1998-1999 KW - Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001 KW - -War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 KW - Anglo-American Invasion of Iraq, 2003-2011 KW - Dawn, Operation New, 2010-2011 KW - Gulf War II, 2003-2011 KW - Iraqi Freedom, Operation, 2003-2010 KW - New Dawn, Operation, 2010-2011 KW - Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-2010 KW - Operation New Dawn, 2010-2011 KW - Operation Telic, 2003-2011 KW - Persian Gulf War, 2003-2011 KW - Telic, Operation, 2003-2011 KW - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 KW - Participation, American. KW - United States KW - Libya KW - Lībiyā KW - Jamāhīrīyah al-ʻArabīyah al-Lībīyah al-Shaʻbīyah al-Ishtirākīyah KW - Libyan Arab Jamahiriya KW - Jamahiriya arabe libyenne KW - Libyen KW - Libia KW - Livii︠a︡ KW - Popular Socialist Libyan Arab Jamahiriya KW - Libië KW - Socialist People's Arab Jamahiriya KW - Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya KW - Luv KW - Libye KW - Jamahiriya arabe libyenne populaire socialiste KW - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya KW - Gran Jamahiriya araba libica socialista popolare KW - SPLAJ KW - Jamahiriya Arab Libyan Popular Socialist KW - G.S.P.L.A.J. KW - GSPLAJ KW - Jamāhīrīyah al-ʻUẓmá KW - Jamahiriya al-Arabiya al-Libiya al-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma KW - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Republic KW - Grande Jamahiriya arabe populaire socialiste libyenne KW - Mamlakah al-Lībīyah al-Muttaḥidah KW - Grand Jamahiriya arabe libyenne populaire socialiste KW - State of Libya KW - Dawiat Libiya KW - リビア KW - Ribia KW - ليبيا KW - לוב KW - Foreign relations KW - Military policy. KW - History KW - Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, military strategy, US Army, Colin Powell. KW - -Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001 KW - Afghan War, 2001-2021. KW - Kosovo War, 1998-1999 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78718424 AB - Since 9/11, why have we won smashing battlefield victories only to botch nearly everything that comes next? In the opening phases of war in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, we mopped the floor with our enemies. But in short order, things went horribly wrong.We soon discovered we had no coherent plan to manage the "day after." The ensuing debacles had truly staggering consequences-many thousands of lives lost, trillions of dollars squandered, and the apparent discrediting of our foreign policy establishment. This helped set the stage for an extraordinary historical moment in which America's role in the world, along with our commitment to democracy at home and abroad, have become subject to growing doubt. With the benefit of hindsight, can we discern what went wrong? Why have we had such great difficulty planning for the aftermath of war?In The Day After, Brendan Gallagher-an Army lieutenant colonel with multiple combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, and a Princeton Ph.D.-seeks to tackle this vital question. Gallagher argues there is a tension between our desire to create a new democracy and our competing desire to pull out as soon as possible. Our leaders often strive to accomplish both to keep everyone happy. But by avoiding the tough underlying decisions, it fosters an incoherent strategy. This makes chaos more likely.The Day After draws on new interviews with dozens of civilian and military officials, ranging from US cabinet secretaries to four-star generals. It also sheds light on how, in Kosovo, we lowered our postwar aims to quietly achieve a surprising partial success. Striking at the heart of what went wrong in our recent wars, and what we should do about it, Gallagher asks whether we will learn from our mistakes, or provoke even more disasters? Human lives, money, elections, and America's place in the world may hinge on the answer. ER -