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Exiting Iraq : why the U.S. must end the military occupation and renew the war against Al Qaeda : report of a special task force

Author: Christopher A Preble; Cato Institute.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Cato Institute, 2004.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Within months of the United States and its coalition partners toppling Saddam Husseins government, the Cato Institute convened a special task force of scholars and policy experts to examine U.S. strategic interests in Iraq and to question the Bush administrations intention to 2stay as long as necessary.3 The result of their efforts was a book of their analysis that was published near the one-year anniversary of the  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Christopher A Preble; Cato Institute.
ISBN: 1930865643 9781930865648
OCLC Number: 55487238
Description: xi, 83 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Executive summary --
Introduction --
A long-term military occupation of Iraq is not in the best interests of the United States --
The occupation of Iraq is counterproductive to addressing the terror threat --
A long-term military occupation is burdensome, risky, and ultimately unsustainable --
A democratic Middle East is a chimera --
How we get out --
Conclusion --
Notes --
Task force members.
Responsibility: Christopher Preble.

Abstract:

Within months of the United States and its coalition partners toppling Saddam Husseins government, the Cato Institute convened a special task force of scholars and policy experts to examine U.S. strategic interests in Iraq and to question the Bush administrations intention to 2stay as long as necessary.3 The result of their efforts was a book of their analysis that was published near the one-year anniversary of the occupation -- Exiting Iraq. As the war now enters its fourth year, Exiting Iraq remains as clear and incisive as ever, with the added dimension of its being so prophetic in what it saw, predicted, and urgently recommended. In addition to the members (listed below) of the special task force calling for the military occupation to end they showed how the presence of troops in Iraq distracts attention from fighting al-Qaeda and emboldens a new class of terrorists to take up arms against the United States. Moreover, the report underscores how the occupation is enormously costly for American taxpayers, exposes our men and women in uniform to unnecessary risks, and undermines attempts to foster political and economic reform in the region. - Publisher.

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