Hubris Self interest and America s Failed War in Afghanistan

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Hubris Self interest and America s Failed War in Afghanistan

Author	: Thomas P. Cavanna
File Size	: 53,6 Mb
Publisher	: Lexington Books
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 May 2024
ISBN	: 1498506216
Pages	: 338 pages

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Hubris Self interest and America s Failed War in Afghanistan by Thomas P. Cavanna Book PDF Summary

"This book describes the conduct of the U.S.-led post-9/11 war in Afghanistan via a long-term historical perspective. It investigates the reasons behind Washington's entrapment in a self-sustaining overreach, emphasizing policy mistakes made in late 2001 and the contradictions associated with foreign-led democratization and state-building"--

Hubris Self interest and America s Failed War in Afghanistan by Thomas P. Cavanna

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