The Limits of U.S. Military Capability: Lessons from Vietnam and Iraq

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Contents Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction 1 2 Leveraging the Adversary’s Forces: The Wars in Vietnam and Iraq 23 3 Leveraging the Adversary’s Support Base: States, Populations, and Societies 83 4 Leveraging the Adversary’s Leaders: The Balance of Resolve and US Exhaustion 110 5 Leveraging Host Governments: The Challenges of Institution-Building 153 6 Conclusions: Vietnam and Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Future 205 Notes 231 References 275 Index 289 This page intentionally left blank ...