In The Graveyard Of Empires Cl

by Jones,Seth G.

• ISBN13: 9780393068986
• ISBN10: 0393068986
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-06
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

Longtime Afghanistan expert and RAND analyst Seth G. Jones watched as American optimism evaporated after the Taliban defeat in 2001; by 2005, a new "war of a thousand cuts" had brought Afghanistan to its knees. Harnessing important new historical research on insurgencies and integrating thousands of declassified government documents, Jones shows how the siphoning of resources to Iraq left U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan ineffectual and without support. Through interviews with prominent figures, including ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and commander Karl Eikenberry, Jones explains how a growing sanctuary for insurgents in Pakistan and a collapsing government in Kabul catalyzed the Taliban resurgence. Examining what has worked thus far-and what hasn't-Jones argues that we must take a radically new approach to the war if the United States is to avoid the disastrous fate that has befallen every world power to enter the region, from Alexander the Great to the Soviet Union.

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Graphs	p. ix
Chronology	p. xi
Introduction	p. xix
Descent into Violence	p. 3
The Mujahideen Era	p. 23
Uncivil War	p. 41
The Rise of the Taliban	p. 52
Al Qa'ida's Strategic Alliance	p. 69
Operation Enduring Freedom	p. 86
Light Footprint	p. 109
Early Successes	p. 134
The Logic of Insurgency	p. 151
Collapse of Law and Order	p. 163
A Growing Cancer	p. 183
The Perfect Storm	p. 203
A Three-Front War	p. 223
National Caveats	p. 238
The Water Must Boil	p. 256
Al Qa'ida: A Force Multiplier	p. 279
In the Eye of the Storm	p. 296
Back to the Future	p. 313
Acknowledgments	p. 327
Notes	p. 331
Index	p. 401
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