Crossing zero : the AfPak war at the turning point of American empire

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Label

Crossing zero : the AfPak war at the turning point of American empire

Title remainder

the AfPak war at the turning point of American empire

Statement of responsibility

Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould

Creator

• Fitzgerald, Paul

Contributor

• hoopla digital

Subject

• Afghanistan -- Military relations -- United States
• Afghanistan -- Strategic aspects
• Asia, Central -- Strategic aspects
• Electronic books
• Imperialism -- History
• Afghan War, 2001-
• Pakistan -- Strategic aspects
• Terrorism -- Afghanistan
• United States -- Military relations -- Afghanistan
• United States -- Military relations -- Pakistan
• Pakistan -- Military relations -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

The war in Afghanistan has become the most complex foreign policy problem the United States has ever faced, spreading into Pakistan and involving the conflicting interests of Russia, India, China and Iran. Written as a companion to Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald's widely acclaimed book Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story, Crossing Zero focuses on the nuances of the Obama administration's evolving military and political strategy, the people implementing it, and the long-term consequences for the United States and the region. "Fitzgerald and Gould have consistently raised the difficult questions and inconvenient truths about western engagement in Afghanistan. While many analysts and observers have attempted to wish a reality on a grim and tragic situation in Afghanistan, Fitzgerald and Gould have systematically dug through the archives and historical record with integrity and foresight to reveal a series of misguided strategies and approaches that have contributed to what has become a tragic quagmire in Afghanistan. I suspect that many of their assessments while presently viewed as controversial and contentious, will eventually be considered conventional wisdom

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

958.104/7

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Open media series

Target audience

adult