Tell me how this ends : military advice, strategic goals, and the "forever war" in Afghanistan /

When the United States invaded Afghanistan after the attacks on September 11, 2001, and then overthrew the Taliban regime, senior military officers were not predicting that the United States would be militarily involved 18 years later. Yet, after expending nearly $800 billion and suffering over 2,40...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cancian, Mark F. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Subjects:	Afghan War (2001-) Afghan War, 2001- United States > Military policy > Evaluation. Nation-building > Strategic aspects. Civil-military relations > United States > Strategic aspects. Military policy > Evaluation. United States.

Table of Contents:

Executive summary.
1. Introduction, 18 years of unexpected war.
2. Why it matters, high costs and unsatisfactory outcome.
3. End states drive the military effort.
4. The effect of nation-building on military advice.
5. Superpower hubris, this time will be different.
6. Should the military be offering strategic advice about goals and nd states?
7. Recommendations, eyes wide open.