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02819aam a22004818i 4500 001 36C2C8F45AED11EBA1BD1A9643ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210120010043 008 201109t20212021nyub b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020036573 020 $a 154176255X 020 $a 9781541762558 035 $a (OCoLC)1221015723 040 $a DGU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d DYJ $d TOH $d OCLCF $d FMG $d IH9 $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a DS371.412 $b .D66 2021 082 00 $a 958.104/78 $2 23 100 1 $a Donati, Jessica, $e author. 245 10 $a Eagle down : $b the last special forces fighting the forever war / $c Jessica Donati. 246 3 $a Last special forces fighting the forever war 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, $c 2021. 300 $a xi, 300 pages : $b maps ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "In 2013, President Obama began the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan. But only a year into the withdrawal, Obama began allowing the U.S. military to resume combat operations, relying almost entirely on U.S. Special Operations forces. It was the beginning of a new, covert war. Reporter Jessica Donati shows how policy shifted, and argues that the war is undermining American interests both at home and abroad. It is eroding morale among America's most elite and most important forces and widening the disconnect between the military and the general public. This covert war fought by U.S. Special Forces is not fought as a nation, but as a secretive tool of policy. With big picture insight and on-the-ground grit, Donati argues that U.S. foreign policy and reliance upon covert warfare is allowing Afghanistan to continue as a safe-haven for extremist groups, and become more susceptible to foreign powers like China and Russia. As Afghanistan becomes more unstable, America will continue to fight a full-blown war with no end in sight"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Special Forces $b Special Forces $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Afghan War, 2001- 650 0 $a Special forces (Military science) $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $z Afghanistan. 941 $a 10 952 $l FGPD194 $d 20240515012103.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010022917.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20220203011409.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722064115.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210504013839.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20210428013510.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20210302010446.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20210227010726.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20210202014340.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210120010346.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=36C2C8F45AED11EBA1BD1A9643ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search