The Resource Drift : the unmooring of American military power, Rachel Maddow
Drift : the unmooring of American military power, Rachel Maddow
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The item Drift : the unmooring of American military power, Rachel Maddow represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bushnell Public Library District.
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- Summary
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- In this book the author shows how deeply militarized our culture has become; how the role of the national security sector has shape-shifted and grown over the past century to the point of being financially unsustainable and confused in mission. Here she charts America's dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. One of my favorite ideas is, never to keep an unnecessary soldier, Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1792
- "Drift opens with an analysis of the politics surrounding the Vietnam War, focusing on the Abrams Doctrine, which stressed public support for military operations. Maddow writes that Lyndon B. Johnson's reluctance to utilize the National Guard and the Army Reserve began the trend of separating the military and its use from the purview of the American population. She discusses the 1973 War Powers Resolution and the evolving role of the American President in military conflicts. After elaborating on the Reagan administration's role in the Invasion of Grenada and the Iran-Contra affair, Drift gives credit to George H. W. Bush for seeking Congressional approval for Operation Desert Storm. Maddow is critical of the use of private contractors and intelligence agencies in warfare. She writes about the American incursion into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden and makes the point that land set aside for houbara bustard hunting gave reason for both Pakistan and the United States to excuse the existence of a secret base that originated drone attacks."--from the Wikipedia Overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift:_The_Unmooring_of_American_Military_Power
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 275 pages
- Contents
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- Is it too late to descope this?
- G.I. Joe, Ho Chi Minh, and the American art of fighting about fighting
- A nation at peace everywhere in the world
- Let 'er fly
- Isle of spice
- Stupid regulations
- Mylanta, 'tis of thee
- Doing more with less (hassle)
- "One hell of a killing machine"
- An $8 trillion fungus among us
- You build it, you own it
- Isbn
- 9780307460998
- Label
- Drift : the unmooring of American military power
- Title
- Drift
- Title remainder
- the unmooring of American military power
- Statement of responsibility
- Rachel Maddow
- Subject
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- Förenta staterna
- Militarism
- Militarism
- Militarism -- United States
- Militarismus
- Military policy
- Military policy -- United States
- Militärpolitik
- National security
- National security -- United States
- National security -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & TheoryĤISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Political culture
- Political culture
- Political culture -- United States
- Politics and government
- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures
- Politisk kultur
- Sicherheitspolitik
- Since 1989
- Säkerhetspolitik
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Armed Forces | Appropriations and expenditures
- United States -- Armed Forces | Appropriations and expenditures
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
- United States -- Military policy
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Politische Kultur
- Diplomatic relations
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- In this book the author shows how deeply militarized our culture has become; how the role of the national security sector has shape-shifted and grown over the past century to the point of being financially unsustainable and confused in mission. Here she charts America's dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. One of my favorite ideas is, never to keep an unnecessary soldier, Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1792
- "Drift opens with an analysis of the politics surrounding the Vietnam War, focusing on the Abrams Doctrine, which stressed public support for military operations. Maddow writes that Lyndon B. Johnson's reluctance to utilize the National Guard and the Army Reserve began the trend of separating the military and its use from the purview of the American population. She discusses the 1973 War Powers Resolution and the evolving role of the American President in military conflicts. After elaborating on the Reagan administration's role in the Invasion of Grenada and the Iran-Contra affair, Drift gives credit to George H. W. Bush for seeking Congressional approval for Operation Desert Storm. Maddow is critical of the use of private contractors and intelligence agencies in warfare. She writes about the American incursion into Pakistan to kill Osama bin Laden and makes the point that land set aside for houbara bustard hunting gave reason for both Pakistan and the United States to excuse the existence of a secret base that originated drone attacks."--from the Wikipedia Overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift:_The_Unmooring_of_American_Military_Power
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Maddow, Rachel
- Dewey number
- 306.2/70973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UA23
- LC item number
- .M17 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- National security
- United States
- United States
- Militarism
- Political culture
- United States
- United States
- Förenta staterna
- Armed Forces
- Diplomatic relations
- Militarism
- Military policy
- National security
- Political culture
- Politics and government
- United States
- Militarismus
- Politische Kultur
- Sicherheitspolitik
- Militärpolitik
- USA
- Säkerhetspolitik
- Militarism
- Politisk kultur
- National security
- Military policy
- United States
- Political culture
- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Drift : the unmooring of American military power, Rachel Maddow
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Is it too late to descope this? -- G.I. Joe, Ho Chi Minh, and the American art of fighting about fighting -- A nation at peace everywhere in the world -- Let 'er fly -- Isle of spice -- Stupid regulations -- Mylanta, 'tis of thee -- Doing more with less (hassle) -- "One hell of a killing machine" -- An $8 trillion fungus among us -- You build it, you own it
- Control code
- ocn765967335
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 275 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307460998
- Lccn
- 2012000998
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 9780307460981
- System control number
- (OCoLC)765967335
- Label
- Drift : the unmooring of American military power, Rachel Maddow
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Is it too late to descope this? -- G.I. Joe, Ho Chi Minh, and the American art of fighting about fighting -- A nation at peace everywhere in the world -- Let 'er fly -- Isle of spice -- Stupid regulations -- Mylanta, 'tis of thee -- Doing more with less (hassle) -- "One hell of a killing machine" -- An $8 trillion fungus among us -- You build it, you own it
- Control code
- ocn765967335
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 275 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307460998
- Lccn
- 2012000998
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780307460981
- System control number
- (OCoLC)765967335
Subject
- Förenta staterna
- Militarism
- Militarism
- Militarism -- United States
- Militarismus
- Military policy
- Military policy -- United States
- Militärpolitik
- National security
- National security -- United States
- National security -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & TheoryĤISTORY / United States / 20th Century
- Political culture
- Political culture
- Political culture -- United States
- Politics and government
- Armed Forces -- Appropriations and expenditures
- Politisk kultur
- Sicherheitspolitik
- Since 1989
- Säkerhetspolitik
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Armed Forces | Appropriations and expenditures
- United States -- Armed Forces | Appropriations and expenditures
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
- United States -- Military policy
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Politische Kultur
- Diplomatic relations
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