Clark/Waging Modern War

Abstract: An 8 page essay that discusses the major points from General Wesley Clark's autobiographical account of the Kosovo war, Waging Modern War. While Clark agrees with the political objectives of the Kosovo campaign and successfully used military force to obtain these objectives, his description of his Kosovo experience paints a scenario in which this successful conclusion did not originate with the leadership of the Clinton Administration, Pentagon leaders or NATO. Clark argues that the Kosovo war could have been easily lost, first of all, because a lack of effective leadership led to fighting a war that was not defined as a war; the resistance of the Pentagon toward supporting the Kosovo war properly; and the constraints placed on NATO forces by legal advisers concerning tactical options. No additional sources are cited.

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Subcatagory: Biographies

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