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The influence of public opinion on post-cold war US military interventions

"Based on interviews with political decision-makers involved in post-Cold War case studies, this research reassesses the prevalent conclusion in the academic literature, according to which American public opinion has limited influence on military interventions, by including the level of commitment in the study of the decision-making process"--

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  • ""Based on interviews with political decision-makers involved in post-Cold War case studies, this research reassesses the prevalent conclusion in the academic literature, according to which American public opinion has limited influence on military interventions, by including the level of commitment in the study of the decision-making process"--"
  • ""Based on interviews with political decision-makers involved in post-Cold War case studies, this research reassesses the prevalent conclusion in the academic literature, according to which American public opinion has limited influence on military interventions, by including the level of commitment in the study of the decision-making process"--"@en
  • ""Is the U.S. president free to wage a war? What is his leeway with respect to public opinion? The question of the influence of public opinion on military interventions is essential to understanding post-Cold War and post-9/11 conflicts; interventions often characterized by their long duration in distant countries with unclear strategic interests. If public opinion is often ready to give the President the leeway to embark on a military intervention, the public's tolerance is difficult to maintain in the long term when the troops are on the battlefield and victory appears difficult to define and achieve. In order to maintain public support as long as possible for interventions far away from Americans' day-to-day concerns, the United States often adapted its military strategy and tactics to the detriment of the desired objectives. As a result, and contrary to the predominant literature, this qualitative study concludes that public opinion often had a major impact on military interventions"--"@en
  • ""Is the American president free to wage a war? What is his leeway with respect to public opinion? This book explores these and other essential questions in understanding post-Cold War and post-9/11 conflicts: interventions characterized by their long duration in distant countries with unclear strategic interests. If public opinion often initially tolerates the president embarking on a military intervention, that support is difficult to maintain in the long term when the troops are on the battlefield and victory appears improbable. In order to maintain public support as long as possible for foreign interventions, the United States often adapts military strategy and tactics to the detriment of the desired objectives. As a result, and contrary to the predominant literature, this qualitative study argues that public opinion has major impact on military interventions"--"

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