The Top Seven Myths of U.S. Defense Policy Toward the Americas

Abstract

This article has been adapted from a speech delivered by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Frank O. Mora at the Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies at the University of Miami on 29 April 2010. Recent discussions and commentaries on U.S. defense policy in the Americas have created a number of myths regarding the Obama administration's approach to the region and a series of inaccuracies that require clarification. This article makes clear the rationale and purpose of U.S. defense policy in the Western Hemisphere and highlights some of the inconsistencies, mischaracterizations, and fallacies of the arguments that inform these myths.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA530472

Entities

People

  • Frank O. Mora
  • Nicholas F. Zimmerman

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Central America
  • Foreign Aid
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • International Relations
  • Latin America
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.