Open AccessWhy the United States is Losing the War in Iraq
Author(s) -
Michael Schwartz
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
contexts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6052
pISSN - 1536-5042
DOI - 10.1525/ctx.2005.4.1.12
Subject(s) - iraq war , government (linguistics) , citizen journalism , political economy , political science , law , law and economics , sociology , philosophy , linguistics
Can ragtag guerrilla armies defeat larger, better trained, and better equipped forces? Only if they have popular support, avoid pitched battles, develop an alternative government, and create a widespread sense that they can win. All of these factors came together in Iraq, partly because of misguided U.S. policies.
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