The New Wars of the West

by Moorcraft, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781932033472
• ISBN10: 1932033475
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc

Summary

The New Wars of the West covers the dramatic world events which unfolded from September 11, 2001 to the current operations in Iraq. Many books have been written on the war on terror, but none include contributions from so many top military and political leaders. These contributions, from some of the leading political and military thinkers in the United States and Great Britain, are linked by a series of essays to form a compelling narrative of the new way of war. In their own words the key decision-makers such as Secretary for Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Perle and British Defense Secretary, Geoff Hoon talk about the strategic dilemmas. The military implementation of the political decisions is discussed by leaders such as the head of the US Air Force and the British Royal Navy's First Sea Lord. Highly charged critiques by anti war British member of parliament. George Galloway MP are also included, as well as Iraq's former deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz, who was interviewed on the eve of the war. Senior foreign correspondents such as Channel Four's Lindsey Hilsum add their own front-line assessments. In addition, leading academic analysts such as Dr. Paul Cornish and Dr. Gary Samore put the political and military debates in context. A foreword to the work is written by leading US Military Historian, Stephen Tanner. Dr. Paul Moorcraft, Gwyn Winfield and John Chisholm are security experts who work on the editorial team of the Defence Division of Surrey House which produces a range of security magazines including Defence International. NBC International and Resilience. They have traveled widely in the zones of conflicts to conduct the interviews and to contribute the linking texts.The New Wars of the West is an important contribution to one of the most divisive conflicts in modern history. It will appeal military specialists, students of international relations, journalists and to anyone who is concerned about how the international war on terror is being transformed into a clash of civilizations which could last for decades.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
by Stephen Tanner
Introduction: New Wars, Old Conflicts?	1	(6)
Paul Moorcraft
One Aftermath of 9/11
Feith in the Future	7	(3)
Douglas Feith, US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy
Post Apocalyptic	10	(5)
by Gwyn Winfield
Two War Against Saddam: Dissenting Voices
Descending Staircase to Disaster	15	(10)
George Galloway MP
The Father of the House	25	(3)
Tam Dalyell MP
A Liberal Dose of Realpolitik	28	(6)
Sir Menzies Campbell MP
War, Church and State	34	(3)
Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
The Road to Baghdad	37	(4)
by Paul Moorcraft
In the Bunker	41	(4)
Tariq Aziz, former deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
Three War Against Saddam: The "Official" Line
The Beginning of the War	45	(6)
Geoff Hoon MP, UK Secretary of State for Defence
British Air Power	51	(4)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire
Virtuous Intervention—and Good Luck	55	(4)
The Rt. Hon. Lord Hurd of Westwell, former Conservative Foreign Secretary
Perles of Wisdom	59	(6)
Richard Perle, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy
CBW Genie Out of the Bottle?	65	(3)
Professor Richard Holmes, Cranfield University
Last Chance Saloon	68	(5)
Peter Rodman, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Four Conduct of the War: Overwhelming Iraq
An Overview of Land, Sea and Air Operations	73	(5)
John Chisholm
Desert Rat	78	(8)
Brigadier Graham Binns, 7 Armoured Brigade
Allied Amphibious Assault	86	(7)
Major General Jim Dutton, Commandant General, Royal Marines
Holding the Red Card	93	(8)
Rear Admiral David Snelson
Engaging the Enemy More Closely	101	(4)
Lt. Commander Mike Leaney, Lt. Commander Andy Swain and Captain Roger Robinson-Brown
Showdown in the Sun	105	(7)
Chief Warrant Officer Stacy Jeambert, 1st US Marine Division
Five Operational Lessons Learned
Ruler of the Queen's Navy	112	(6)
Admiral Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord
Up Tempo	118	(7)
Lt. General Claude Christianson, Chief of Logistics, US Army
Red Lessons	125	(7)
Lt. General Ronald Keys, deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, USAF
The Lessons of Iraq for the British Army	132	(8)
Brigadier R.A.M.S. (Mungo) Melvin, the Director of Land Warfare
Six Imperial Overstretch
Policing the World	140	(8)
Dr. John Mackinlay, War Studies Department, King's College, London
The Long Haul	148	(5)
Richard Lee Armitage, US Deputy Secretary of State
High-Intensity Warfare—But Only With the Yanks	153	(3)
Paul Keetch MP, Liberal Democrat defence spokesman
"I Wasn't Going to Cut Your Throat"	156	(7)
Lord Guthrie, former UK Chief of Defence Staff
Teaching UAVs to Dogfight?	163	(6)
General John Jumper, Chief of Staff, USAF
Seven Ending and Resolving Wars: Afghanistan
Afghanistan: A Personal Perspective	169	(3)
Paul Moorcraft
Commanding the "Peace"	172	(3)
Major General John McColl, British commander, International Security Assistance Force
Building Work Ahead	175	(4)
Gwyn Winfield
Any Old Iron	179	(4)
Colonel Richard Davies, commander, UK Provincial Reconstruction Team, Mazar-i-Sharif
Divide and Rule	183	(4)
General Mohammed Attah, General Abdul Dostum
Tracking the Taliban	187	(3)
Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defense, and Lieutenant General David Barno, commander US forces, Afghanistan
Not West Belfast	190	(5)
Colonel Mike Griffiths, British Army
Eight Undertaking Occupation: Iraq
A War of Unintended Consequences	195	(6)
Lindsey Hilsum, Channel Four News Int'l Editor
Reinventing the Wheel	201	(5)
former US Ambassador Timothy Carney
Needle in a Haystack	206	(9)
Dimitri Perricos, Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC
Nine The Broader Middle East Conflict
Sudan: the bin Laden Connection	215	(11)
Paul Moorcraft
The West Bank: Can There Ever Be Peace?	226	(5)
Paul Moorcraft
Israel's "War on Terror"	231	(5)
Brig. General Eival Gilady, Israeli Defense Force
Battles in a Twice-Promised Land	236	(6)
Brig. General Gershon Ha Cohen, Israeli Defense Force
Ten The Global War on Terror
NATO: Modernization versus Marginalization	242	(5)
George Robertson, then Secretary General of NATO
The Rumsfeld Question	247	(6)
Dr. Paul Cornish, Director, Centre for Defence Studies, King's College, London
Eleven Homeland Security: The UK Example
Battle of Britain Mark 2	253	(6)
Paul Moorcraft, Gwyn Winfield, John Chisholm
Chasing Shadows	259	(7)
Patrick Mercer MP, the Conservative Shadow "Minister for Homeland Security"
Eternal Vigilance	266	(6)
Nick Raynsford, the Minister responsible for UK resilience
Heart to Hart	272	(6)
City of London Police Commissioner Dr. James Hart
Finessing the Terrorist Threat	278	(7)
David Veness, Assistant Commissioner, specialist operations, Metropolitan Police
Twelve Future Shock
Paper Tiger: Real Teeth	285	(7)
by Gwyn Winfield
A New Hundred Years' War?	292	(11)
by Paul Moorcraft
Epilogue	303	(13)
Paul Moorcraft, Gwyn Winfield and John Chisholm
About the Editors	316	(1)
Glossary of Acronyms	317	(4)
Index	321
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Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword: Drawing from Many Wells	xi
Preface	xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Question of Acknowledgment	1	(14)
Chapter 2 In the Beginning	15	(19)
Chapter 3 The Attunement of Consciousness	34	(26)
Chapter 4 Dwelling Places	60	(38)
Chapter 5 Home	98	(19)
Chapter 6 The Caress	117	(25)
Chapter 7 Appropriateness	142	(17)
Chapter 8 Teaching	159	(30)
Chapter 9 Social Death	189	(33)
Chapter 10 The Computerization of Acknowledgment	222	(34)
Chapter 11 The Rhetor as Hero	256	(28)
Conclusion	284	(5)
Notes	289	(36)
Index	325