U.S. Forces In The Middle East

Anthony H. Cordesman has served in senior positions in the office for the secretary of defense, NATO, and the U.S. Senate. He is currently a senior fellow and Co-Director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, an adjunct professor of National Security Studies at Georgetown University, and a special consultant on military affairs for ABC News. He lives in Washington, D.C.

• Preface -- Introduction -- Changes in US Defense Budgets, Strategy, and Force Plans -- The Impact of Strategy: "Base Force" and "Bottom Up Review" -- The Focus of US Planning and Strategy Shifts to Major Regional Contingencies -- US Plans for a Major Regional Contingency in Southwest Asia -- New Arrangements with Regional Powers -- The Impact of US Military Aid and Arms Sales -- US Counterproliferation Capabilities -- The Changing Structure of US War-Fighting Resources and Capabilities in the Gulf -- Sources and Methods