The U.S. inability -- or unwillingness --to connect strategic ends and appropriate means to accomplish those ends has occurred so often over the past 15 years that one could make a credible argument that it has become a disturbing and pervasive characteristic of the modern American way of war. Beginning with a theoretical discussion of the relationship among ends, means, and strategy, this paper continues by examining specific cases of U.S. intervention from the previous decade and Operation Iraqi Freedom to demonstrate ...
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The U.S. inability -- or unwillingness --to connect strategic ends and appropriate means to accomplish those ends has occurred so often over the past 15 years that one could make a credible argument that it has become a disturbing and pervasive characteristic of the modern American way of war. Beginning with a theoretical discussion of the relationship among ends, means, and strategy, this paper continues by examining specific cases of U.S. intervention from the previous decade and Operation Iraqi Freedom to demonstrate that when the U.S. commits its military forces, success can only be achieved if clear ends are identified, appropriate means are leveraged against those stated ends, and a coherent strategy is developed to coordinate the ends and means.
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Very good. No dust jacket. v, [1], 26 p. This is one of the Carlisle Papers in Security Strategy. Illustrations. Endnotes. From an on-line posting: "U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Stephen D. Sklenka is the Commandant of the Marine Corps Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Lieutenant Colonel Sklenka was deployed in Operation JUST CAUSE in Panama, Marine Detachment UNITAS in South America, Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, Operation RESTORE HOPE in Somalia, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and Joint Task Force (JTF)-Katrina on the U. S Gulf Coast. He has commanded three companies, served as a regimental logistics officer, and worked at Headquarters Marine Corps in the Plans, Policies, and Operations Branch. Lieutenant Colonel Sklenka commanded Marine Service Support Group (MSSG)-11. Lieutenant Colonel Sklenka graduated from the Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, VA; and has a B.S. in history from the U.S. Naval Academy, an M.A. in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College.