DTIC ADA331253: Fighting With One Hand Tied: Constraints on Force in the Post Cold War Era.

DTIC ADA331253: Fighting With One Hand Tied: Constraints on Force in the Post Cold War Era.

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Description

There has been much debate in recent years over constraints on military force in wartime. American civil-military relations are based on civilian control of the military. Concerns over how that control is exercised, however, fuel the debate. Concerns center around fears that political factors will interfere with how the military prosecutes the war. The genesis of these fears lies in the perceptions that political constraints tied the military's hands unnecessarily in Vietnam, contributing to the

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DTIC ArchiveJones, Timothy A.ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES*LIMITED WARFARE*OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WARMILITARY OPERATIONSWARFAREUNITED STATESNATIONAL SECURITYLESSONS LEARNEDLEADERSHIPINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSPEACEKEEPINGVIETNAM WAR.

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