Introduction
—Michael Walzer
LESSONS FROM THE PAST
1. No Exit but Victory: Britain and the American Colonies
—Stanley Weintraub
2. America and the Philippines: The Graceful Withdrawal
—Stanley Karnow
3. India and Britain: The Consequences of Leaving Too Soon
—Rajeev Bhargava
4. The Surprising Success: The United States and Korea
—Fred Smoler
5. France and Algeria: Claim Victory and Au Revoir
—Todd Shepard
6. Vietnam and the United States: The Price of Intransigence
—Frances FitzGerald
7. The Gates of Gaza and the Limits of Power: Israel and Gaza
—Shlomo Avineri
GETTING IN/GETTING OUT
8. 9/11 and the Road to Iraq
—Nicolaus Mills
9. The Persistence of Empire
—David Bromwich
10. Departing Responsibly
—Brendan O'Leary
11. It Isn't Over
—George Packer
List of Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments
In Getting Out, a diverse cast of noted scholars and journalists considers how the United States might leave Iraq by examining seven historical case studies on how to and how not to withdraw from occupied territory.
Michael Walzer is Professor Emeritus in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and editor of Dissent. He is the author of many books, including Just and Unjust Wars and, most recently, Thinking Politically: Essays in Political Theory. Nicolaus Mills is Professor of Literature and American Studies at Sarah Lawrence College. A long-time contributor to Dissent magazine, his most recent book is Winning the Peace: The Marshall Plan and America's Coming of Age as a Superpower.
"An arresting, morally serious book, of the sort that readers have
come to expect from the precincts of Dissent."
*Sean Wilentz, author of The Rise of American Democracy: Jackson
to Lincoln*
"From Stanley Weintraub's crisp essay on Great Britain's withdrawal
from the Colonies after its defeat in the American Revolutionary
War to studies of much more recent disengagements, the
contributions offer a variety of useful and stimulating
perspectives on the complex problems involved in orderly
withdrawals."
*Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs*
"This admirable book makes it plain that one reason why military
occupations are, in general, a bad idea, is that exit ramps get
blocked and horrors ensue. It is morally evident that, for the
occupying power, there is no end to responsibilities, which begin
even in nightmares. This is not a book that offers simple recipes
for Iraq or Afghanistan. But people of all persuasions should read
it to deepen their awareness of the moral imperatives."
*Todd Gitlin, Columbia University*
"This collection will appeal to a broad audience. Excellent at
dealing with a complicated topic both historically and in terms of
the current situation in Iraq, it will appeal to anyone interested
in the fate of our world today."
*Library Journal*
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