The Logic of Force

The Dilemma of Limited War in American Foreign Policy

By: Christopher Gacek

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Paperback | 22 September 1994 | Edition Number 1

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This study examines the disparities between the two dominant American political-military approaches to the use of force as an instrument of foreign policy. The first approach argues that if force is employed, it should be used at whatever level necessary to achieve decisive military objectives. The second approach argues that certain limits to the use of force may be necessary and acceptable. Case studies illustrate how the basic disagreements between the two approaches influence policy-making and military decisions. Included in the text is discussion of Vietnam, Panama, the Gulf War, Somalia and the former Yugoslavia.

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Acknowledgments
The Logic of Force, the Dilemma of Policy	p. 1
Patterns in America's Use of Force Before the Korean War	p. 25
Korea: The Struggle to Wage Limited War	p. 53
The Dienbienphu Crisis	p. 94
The Ascendance of Limited War Theory in the 1950s and 1960s	p. 124
Laos and the Never Again School	p. 158
Vietnam 1964-65: The Debates Over the Use of Limited Force	p. 179
The "Lessons" of Vietnam for the Use of Force	p. 220
Reagan and Bush	p. 250
Conclusions	p. 294
Epilogue: Clinton's First Year	p. 313
Notes	p. 337
Bibliography	p. 431
Index	p. 459
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