Word: evera
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Steven Van Evera, a professor of political science at MIT, said that air campaigns were historically infective without accompanying ground forces to prevent enemy troops from scattering...
...record is stunningly clear. Air forces cannot get at an opponent on the ground unless accompanying troops force [the opponent] to concentrate in a particular area," Van Evera said...
...Evera said the U.S. should take advantage of its monetary aid programs to Eastern Block countries to influence their policies...
...Evera, on the other hand, said that a 35% reduction from the current spending level would be reasonable...
...Evera said that "in western Europe, war is almost unthinkable," but he was more pessimistic about the chance for peace in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe...