Peace Operations and Exit
Apr 2008, Vol. 153, No. 2
By Dominik Zaum
Even before the start of the US presidential primaries, the American debate about intervention in Iraq had become increasingly characterised by different demands and proposals for exit strategies. Such calls for exit from ‘peace operations’ are not new: similar calls were made during the operations in Somalia and Bosnia more than a decade ago. Then, as today, such demands were driven by concerns about casualties and costs, and the domestic political implications of long-term military engagements which were not perceived to add substantially to American security.
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By Dominik Zaum
Even before the start of the US presidential primaries, the American debate about intervention in Iraq had become increasingly characterised by different demands and proposals for exit strategies. Such calls for exit from ‘peace operations’ are not new: similar calls were made during the operations in Somalia and Bosnia more than a decade ago. Then, as today, such demands were driven by concerns about casualties and costs, and the domestic political implications of long-term military engagements which were not perceived to add substantially to American security.
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