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1 online resource (427 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF MAPS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction: A Little Girl in Ghazni; 1. State of the War: Office of the Secretary of Defense; 2. Arabs, Afghans, and Americans: The War of Ideas; 3. The Tagab Valley: Patrolling to Ambush; 4. The Clinic in Achin: Development Dilemmas; 5. The Road to Musa Qala: The Taliban Are Back; 6. The French in Maruf: A Pawn in a Diplomatic Game; 7. Operation Perth: War by Consensus; 8. Back to Washington: The Pentagon and the White House. |
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9. The Mangal Tribe: Protecting People We Can't Access10. The Elder in Khost: Risk Aversion and the Cost of Inaction; 11. Night Raid: The Catch- and- Release Detention System; 12. Blackbeard Rising: The Afghan National Army Commandos; 13. On the Border with Pakistan: The Rocket's Red Glare; 14. The Tribes of Chamkani: The Community Defense Initiative; 15. Washington Again: Wishing the Problem Away; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
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Grappling with centuries-old feuds, defeating a shrewd insurgency, and navigating the sometimes paralyzing bureaucracy of the U.S. military are issues that prompt sleepless nights for both policy makers in Washington and soldiers at war, albeit for different reasons. Few, however, have dealt with these issues in the White House situation room and on the front line. Michael G. Waltz has done just that, working as a policy advisor to Vice President Richard B. Cheney and also serving in the mountains of Afghanistan as a Green Beret, directly implementing strategy in the field that he helped devis. |
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Waltz, Michael G.
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Waltz, Michael G. |
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Afghan War (2001-2021) |
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Personal narratives -- American.
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Special forces (Military science) -- United States.
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Special forces (Military science) |
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United States. |
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National security -- United States.
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Special forces (Military science) -- Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan. |
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Civil defense -- Afghanistan.
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Civil defense. |
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United States -- Military policy -- 21st century.
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Military policy. |
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21st century |
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Central Asia. |
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National security. |
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HISTORY -- Asia -- General. |
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2000-2099 |
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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Print version: Waltz, Michael G. Warrior Diplomat : A Green Beret's Battles from Washington to Afghanistan. Dulles, : Potomac Books Inc., ©2014 9781612346311 |
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9781612346328 (electronic book) |
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1612346324 (electronic book) |
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