{"product_id":"the-reconstruction-weapon-edward-kertis-9781288228690","title":"The Reconstruction Weapon: Changing the Department of Defense Paradigm on Nationbuilding","description":"Defeating insurgents involves winning the hearts and minds of a population. Improving infrastructure is an effective method of gaining popular support, as it is human nature to want to improve ones lot in life. Scarce US defense resources would best be spent on reconstruction operations as opposed to expensive weapons programs. US Government agencies are currently incapable of accomplishing the reconstruction mission, therefore the Department of Defense should be the lead agency in stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations. The Department should: transform the focus of the Quadrennial Defense Review; designate an Army major command as lead for SSTR operations; return civil affairs units to the regular Army; transform the Air Force to better match its SSTR missions; and formalize provincial reconstruction teams as regular units in all services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Kertis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1288228694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781288228690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.16d","brand":"Edward Kertis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800111231231,"sku":"9781288228690","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reconstruction-weapon-edward-kertis-9781288228690","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}