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245 10 a| Choosing defeat :b| the twenty-year saga of how America lost Afghanistan /c| Paul D. Miller.;

264 1 a| Cambridge ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2025;

300 a| xvi, 529 pages ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Myths and Mysteries of War in Afghanistan -- 2001: Victory -- 2002-2003: Neglect -- 2003-2005: Refocus -- 2006: Insurgency -- 2007-2008: Counterinsurgency -- 2009: False Start -- 2009: The Hinge -- 2010-2011: Surge -- 2010-2014: Negotiations -- 2012-2014: Transition -- 2015-2016: Obama's Forever War -- 2017-2018: Trump's Forever War -- 2018-2019: Doha -- 2021: Defeat -- Why Did We Lose?;

520 a| "A truly unique all-embracing narrative of the American war in Afghanistan from the own words of its architects. Choosing Defeat takes an unparalleled inside look at America's longest war, pulling back the curtain on the inner deliberations behind the scenes. The author combines his own extensive experience in the Army, the CIA, and the White House, with interviews from policymakers within the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, to produce a groundbreaking study of how American leaders make wartime decisions. Transporting you inside the White House Situation Room, every key strategic debate over twenty years - from the immediate aftermath of 9/11, to Obama's surge and withdrawal, to Trump's negotiations with the Taliban, and Biden's final pullout is carefully reconstructed. Paul D. Miller identifies issues in US leadership, governance, military strategy, and policymaking that extend beyond the war in Afghanistan and highlight the existence of deeper problems in American foreign policy.-- Amazon;

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Choosing defeat : the twenty-year saga of how America lost Afghanistan / Paul D. Miller.

Author/creator	Miller, Paul D. author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2025
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	xvi, 529 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Afghan War, 2001-2021--Decision making. Afghan War, 2001-2021--United States. Nation-building--Afghanistan. Nation-building--United States. Afghanistan--Foreign relations. --United States. Afghanistan--Foreign relations. --2001-2021. United States--Military policy. United States--Foreign relations. --Afghanistan. United States--Foreign relations. --21st century.

Contents	Myths and Mysteries of War in Afghanistan -- 2001: Victory -- 2002-2003: Neglect -- 2003-2005: Refocus -- 2006: Insurgency -- 2007-2008: Counterinsurgency -- 2009: False Start -- 2009: The Hinge -- 2010-2011: Surge -- 2010-2014: Negotiations -- 2012-2014: Transition -- 2015-2016: Obama's Forever War -- 2017-2018: Trump's Forever War -- 2018-2019: Doha -- 2021: Defeat -- Why Did We Lose?
Abstract	"A truly unique all-embracing narrative of the American war in Afghanistan from the own words of its architects. Choosing Defeat takes an unparalleled inside look at America's longest war, pulling back the curtain on the inner deliberations behind the scenes. The author combines his own extensive experience in the Army, the CIA, and the White House, with interviews from policymakers within the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, to produce a groundbreaking study of how American leaders make wartime decisions. Transporting you inside the White House Situation Room, every key strategic debate over twenty years - from the immediate aftermath of 9/11, to Obama's surge and withdrawal, to Trump's negotiations with the Taliban, and Biden's final pullout is carefully reconstructed. Paul D. Miller identifies issues in US leadership, governance, military strategy, and policymaking that extend beyond the war in Afghanistan and highlight the existence of deeper problems in American foreign policy.-- Amazon
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Electronic version: Miller, Paul David, 1978- Choosing defeat. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025 9781009614382
ISBN	9781009614375
ISBN	1009614371 (hardcover)
ISBN	(electronic book)

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