American Public Support for U.S. Military Operations from Mogadishu to Baghdad

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Rand Corporation, 3 jun 2005 - 278 páginas
The support of the American public is widely held to be a critical prerequisite for undertaking military action abroad. This monograph describes American public opinion toward wars and other large military operations over the last decade, to delineate the sources of support and opposition for each war or operation, to identify the principal fault lines in support, and to illuminate those factors that are consistent predictors of support for and opposition to military operations.
 

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Chapter One Introduction
1
Chapter Two Understanding Support for Military Operations
13
Mogadishu to Kosovo
29
Chapter Four 911 and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
91
Chapter Five Operation Iraqi Freedom
129
Chapter Six Main Findings and Implications
213
Appendix Casualties and Consensus Revisited
223
Bibliography
229
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* Eric Larson (Ph.D., Policy Analysis, RAND Graduate School) is a policy analyst at RAND with nearly two decades of experience, primarily in national security and foreign affairs.

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