Building Partner Security Forces: Sometimes War is the Answer

Abstract

Building other peoples' armies is a vital part of the war on terror, and it promises to remain integral to U.S. strategy for some time. It is perhaps our central focus in Iraq and Afghanistan. Much of the debate about whether we are winning or losing these wars hinges on the readiness of indigenous forces to fight. As James Fallows pointed out recently, U.S. officials have made mistakes along the way.2 We are getting one paramount thing right, however: we are getting these forces into the fight early.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA522163

Entities

People

  • Matthew W. Markel

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Army
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Governments
  • Military Assistance
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Security
  • Three Dimensional
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Strategic Security Studies