Dangerous Diversions: The U.S. Military's New Missions

Mediterranean Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Carpenter, Ted Galen ^a  

^a CATO INSTITUTE   (United States)

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References (28)

1. Dana Priest and Douglas Farah, "U.S. Force Training Troops in Colombia," Washington Post, 25 May 1998.
2. Dana Priest, "Free of Oversight, U.S. Military Trains Foreign Troops," Washington Post, 12 July 1998.
3. Douglas Farah, "A Tutor to Every Army in Latin America," Washington Post, 13 July 1998.
4. Lynne Duke, "Africans Use Training in Unexpected Ways," Washington Post, 14 July 1998.
5. Priest.
6. Quoted in James Kitfield, "Danger Zone," National Journal, 10 May 1997.
7. Quoted in William Drozdiak, "European Allies Balk at Expanded Hole for NATO," Washington Post, 22 February 1998.
8. The interventions in the Dominican Republic (1965) and Grenada (1983) also exhibited a mixture of security and nation-building objectives. In both instances, however, the security motives were clearly dominant.
9. For a discussion of how that mission expanded, see Ted Galen Carpenter, "Intervention in Somalia Was a Mistake," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9 August 1993.
10. Steven Lee Myers, "Force in Bosnia Fails at One Task: A Pullout," Washington Post, 4 October 1998.
11. For an early discussion of the inevitable expansion and prolongation of the Bosnia mission, see led Galen Carpenter and Amos Perlmutter, "Strategy Creep in the Balkans: Up to Our Knees and Advancing," National Interest 44 (summer 1996): 53-9. Also see Neil King Jr., "Life Support: In Latter-Day Bosnia, Foreigners Try to Piece It All Back Together," Wall Street Journal, 20 August 1998.
12. For an early discussion of the inevitable expansion and prolongation of the Bosnia mission, see led Galen Carpenter and Amos Perlmutter, "Strategy Creep in the Balkans: Up to Our Knees and Advancing," National Interest 44 (summer 1996): 53-9. Also see Neil King Jr., "Life Support: In Latter-Day Bosnia, Foreigners Try to Piece It All Back Together," Wall Street Journal, 20 August 1998.
13. Quoted in Chris Hedges, "NATO Troops in Bosnia Silence Karadzic's Television Station," New York Times, 2 October 1997.
14. Quoted in ibid.
15. Gary Dempsey, "High-Handed High Envoy?" Washington Times, 13 February 1998.
16. Guy Dinmore, "Serb's Law," Financial Times, 20 September 1998.
17. Peter Finn, "Bosnian Election Shakes up U.S., Allies," Washington Post, 19 September 1998.
18. Mike O'Connor, "Bosnia Results Confirm Serb Hard-Liner's Victory, and Gains by Moderates," New York Times, 26 September 1998. Also see Tom Walker, "Triumph for Radicals Imperils Bosnia Peace," Times (London), 17 September 1998.
19. Mike O'Connor, "Bosnia Results Confirm Serb Hard-Liner's Victory, and Gains by Moderates," New York Times, 26 September 1998. Also see Tom Walker, "Triumph for Radicals Imperils Bosnia Peace," Times (London), 17 September 1998.
20. Bradley Graham and Eric Pianin, "Military Readiness, Morale Show Strain; Budgets Contract; Deployments Expand," Washington Post, 13 August 1998.
21. Laura Myers, "Congress Considers Renewing Draft," Associated Press, 27 September 1998; and Ronald G. Shafer, "Feeling a Draft? I-awrnakers Raise the Issue of Resuming Conscription" Wall Street Journal, 2 October 1998.
22. Laura Myers, "Congress Considers Renewing Draft," Associated Press, 27 September 1998; and Ronald G. Shafer, "Feeling a Draft? I-awrnakers Raise the Issue of Resuming Conscription" Wall Street Journal, 2 October 1998.
23. See General Michael E. Ryan, chief of staff, U.S. Air Force, statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 105th Cong., 2d sess., 29 September 1998, 4.
24. For a discussion, see James Schlesinger, "Raise the Anchor or Lower the Ship: Defense Budgeting and Planning," National Interest 53 (fall 1998): 3-12. Also see General Dennis J. Reimer, chief of staff, United States Army, statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 105th Cong., 2d sess., 29 September 1998, 5.
25. For a discussion, see James Schlesinger, "Raise the Anchor or Lower the Ship: Defense Budgeting and Planning," National Interest 53 (fall 1998): 3-12. Also see General Dennis J. Reimer, chief of staff, United States Army, statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 105th Cong., 2d sess., 29 September 1998, 5.
26. Quoted in Brian Mitchell, "Air Force Heads for Bumpy Ride," Investor's Business Daily, 25 September 1998.
27. Quoted in ibid.
28. Ernest Blazar, "Willing and Able - But Ready?" Washington Times, 4 October 1998.