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| Introduction: The Shadow of 9/11 Across America |
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PART ONE HUMBLED BY HUBRIS |
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Chapter One The Costs of Overreaction |
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Overreactions and Underestimates |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (3) |
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Chapter Two A Long-Overdue Adaptation to the Afghan Environment |
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How the Western-Lead Model Has Caused Problems |
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What an Afghan-Lead Model Could Have Looked Like |
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Chapter Three Lessons from the Tribal Areas |
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38 | (4) |
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Countering al Qaeda and Its Allies |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (2) |
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Chapter Four The Iraq War: Strategic Overreach by America---and Also al Qaeda |
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47 | (10) |
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The Narrative Godsend to al Qaeda |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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The (Mis)management of Savagery |
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50 | (1) |
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Lessons Learned by al Qaeda |
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51 | (1) |
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... and the United States |
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52 | (1) |
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The Iraq War Versus the Arab Uprisings |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (3) |
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PART TWO HOPEFUL AMID EXTREME IDEOLOGIES AND INTENSE FEARS |
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Chapter Five Where Are We in the "War of Ideas"? |
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From the Generic to the Specific |
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Chapter Six Al Qaeda's Propaganda: A Shifting Battlefield |
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Implications for U.S. Strategy and Policy |
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Chapter Seven Have We Succumbed to Nuclear Terror? |
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Ambitions, Not Capabilities |
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90 | (2) |
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Hypothetical Possession, Vivid Consequences |
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Spinning Nuclear Fantasies |
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Driven by Our Imagination |
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PART THREE TORN BETWEEN PHYSICAL BATTLES AND MORAL CONFLICTS |
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Chapter Eight Winning Every Battle but Losing the War Against Terrorists and Insurgents |
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Winning the Battles and the Wars |
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Chapter Nine The Strategic Dilemma of Terrorist Havens Calls for Their Isolation, Not Elimination |
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Time for a Different Approach |
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117 | (3) |
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Chapter Ten Our Own Behavior Can Be Our Weakest Link---or Our Strongest Weapon |
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121 | (8) |
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Showing, Not Just Telling |
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122 | (1) |
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Counter Resentment, Counter Terrorism |
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PART FOUR DRIVEN BY UNREASONABLE DEMANDS |
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Chapter Eleven Don't Let Short-Term Urgency Undermine a Long-Term Security Strategy |
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Demanding Perfection Makes Failure Inevitable |
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Sustainable Security Equals Success |
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Time to Reduce the Pendulum Swings in Security Policy |
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143 | (2) |
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Chapter Twelve Flight of Fancy? Air Passenger Security Since 9/11 |
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Air Travel Is Safe and Secure |
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153 | (5) |
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Chapter Thirteen The Intelligence of Counterterrorism |
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161 | (8) |
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From Nation-States to Terrorist Targets |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (3) |
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PART FIVE INSPIRED TO BUILD A STRONGER AMERICA |
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Chapter Fourteen The Public Health System in the Wake of 9/11: Progress Made and Challenges Remaining |
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Progress Has Been Made on Many Fronts |
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176 | (2) |
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Important Challenges Remain |
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178 | (3) |
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Chapter Fifteen The Link Between National Security and Compensation for Terrorism Losses |
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Compensation for 9/11 Victims |
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187 | (2) |
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Current Compensation Mechanisms for Terrorist Attacks |
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189 | (2) |
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Designing a Strategy for the Future |
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191 | (2) |
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Chapter Sixteen The Land of the Fearful, or the Home of the Brave? |
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The Constitution Holds, Mostly |
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198 | (3) |
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Little Tolerance for Risk |
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201 | (2) |
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A Nation Continually at War |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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From External to Internal Threats |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (1) |
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| About the Editors |
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