The Struggle to Transform the Military.
The war in Iraq has exposed the limits of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's transformation agenda for the U.S. military. Rumsfeld has worked to change the military into a lighter, nimbler force that is better able to employ new technology and respond to new threats. It has become clear, however,...
| Published in: | Foreign Affairs Vol. 84; no. 2; pp. 103 - 119 |
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Foreign Affairs
March/April 2005
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