Future U.S. Security Relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan U.S. Air Force Roles
, by Thaler, David E.; Karasik, Theodore W.; Kaye, Dalia Dassa; Moroney, Jennifer D.P.; Wehrey, FredericNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780833041975 | 0833041975
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/25/2008
"The United States is heavily invested - diplomatically, economically, and militarily - in Iraq and Afghanistan, and developments in these two nations will affect not only their own interests but those of their neighbors and the United States as well. This monograph emphasizes that the United States must clarify its long-term intentions to the governments and peoples in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the surrounding regions. The authors describe possible regional security structures and bilateral U.S. relationships with both countries, and they recommend that the United States offer a wide range of security cooperation activities to future governments while hedging against less-favorable contingencies. Finally, they recommend that the United States provide increased, sustained resources for development of Iraqi and Afghan airpower. The greater the emphasis on building these capabilities now, the faster indigenous air forces will be able to operate independently - and the faster the operational demands on the U.S. Air Force will diminish."--BOOK JACKET.