Iraq | The War Proves the Need for a Strong Military
About the Author: Kenneth L. Adelman was director
of the U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency under President Ronald Reagan. He is the
coauthor of the book The Defense Revolution.
"You saw some action once, too, didn't you?" a
young CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] analyst
asked an intelligence veteran in the movie Three
Days of the Condor.
"Do you miss the action?"
The experienced hand answered slowly and
carefully, "It's not the action I miss. It's the clarity."
In the post-Gulf War world, Americans will
miss...
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- Introduction
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Prelude to the Gulf War: Is Military Action Justified?
- Military Action Is Justified
- Defending America's Oil Supply Justifies Military Action
- Ending Iraqi Atrocities in Kuwait Justifies Military Action
- Destroying Iraq's Nuclear Capability Justifies Military Action
- The Failure of Economic Sanctions Justifies Military Action
- Military Action Is Moral
- Military Action Is Not Justified
- Military Action Is Immoral
- Defending America's Oil Supply Does Not Justify Military Action
- Liberating Kuwait Does Not Justify Military Action
- Destroying Iraq's Nuclear Capability Does Not Justify Military Action
- Maintaining Economic Sanctions May Prevent the Need for Military Action
- Did the Persian Gulf War Strengthen the U.S.?
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What Are the Military Lessons of the Persian Gulf War?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The War Proves the Need for a Strong Military
- The War Proves the Importance of International Military Cooperation
- The War Proves the Need for United Nations' Involvement in World Conflicts
- The War Proves the Need for a U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf
- Does Not Prove the Need for a Strong Military
- The War Proves the Need to Seek Political Alternatives to Military Force
- The War Proves Military Force Cannot Solve International Problems
- The War Proves the Need to End Arms Sales to the Middle East
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