Forgetting the Success of Deterrence

February 24, 2013 | http://consortiumnews.com/2013/02/24/forgetting-the-success-of-deterrence/

A decade ago, President George W. Bush and his neocon aides were convinced that hi-tech American weapons in a “uni-polar world” meant the U.S. could remake the Middle East through violence. It was a moment of hubris that ignored the lessons of history and the Cold War, says ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.

By Paul R. Pillar