The Long War Ahead and the Short War Upon Us: Imperfect Civilization, Perfect Barbarism, and WMD Terror - Softcover

Wohlstetter, John C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979014115 ISBN 13: 9780979014116

Publisher: Discovery Institute Press, 2008

Synopsis

In a new book, The Long War Ahead And The Short War Upon Us, author John C. Wohlstetter outlines a frightening scenario of losing two wars with Islamic extremists and calls for a winner takes all battle against terror and barbarism. Wohlstetter describes a multi-dimensional war that will be almost impossible to win unless American changes its military and foreign policy strategies NOW.

Wohlstetter says that American's foreign policy decisions have led to a 'perfect storm' war scenario that could embroil the U.S. in a prolonged war that will threaten the security - and perhaps the survival - of generations to come.

The Long War Ahead And The Short War Upon Us is a must-read examination of America's war on terror that for the first time ever explains the battle from two perspectives- a Long War and a Short War. The Long War, refers to the atavistic barbarian adversaries who place no significance on life and use modern technologies in pursuit of their goal of annihilating modern societies. The Short War describes American's race to stop a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) catastrophe. This book offers America a strategy for winning the war on terror. John Wohlstetter gets it right.

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About the Author

President of Center for Security Policy, Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., says that John Wohlstetter comes to the business of strategic analysis naturally. His father, Charles, his uncle, Albert, and his aunt, Roberta, were among the most brilliant, respected and successful practitioners of this valuable craft of their generation. With this book, John promises to become one of his.

John C. Wohlstetter is a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute and part of the Technology and Democracy Project. John is a Washington D.C. attorney with a career of more than 22 years working in the telecommunications sector at positions that include corporate law, communications law, national security and strategic assessment.

An accomplished writer, John as written and published articles on telecommunications, national security and America's space policy for such notable publications as The Washington Times, The American Spectator and The National Review. John's blog, Letter From The Capitol, is sponsored by Discovery Institute; it covers a wide range of topics, including national security, and economic and cultural issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Discovery Institute Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0979014115
• ISBN 13: 9780979014116
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240