{"product_id":"9781350503243","title":"The United States' Proxy War in Syria","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn in-depth examination of the United States\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eindirect intervention into the Syrian war on two fronts: the covert CIA-led campaign against the Bashar al-Assad regime and the overt, Pentagon-led military operation against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq \u0026amp; Syria (ISIS). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Ayton offers new insights into a dimension of US policy in Syria that has so far been given little analytical attention; the employment of what American strategists called the 'by, with \u0026amp; through approach' to ground warfare. This saw the US provide weaponry and training to non-state militias in an attempt to achieve strategic objectives without deploying large numbers of troops, in order to reduce blood-and-treasure costs, following the costly post-9\/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a wealth of original interviews with American national security officials and the Syrians who worked with them on the ground, this book shows that despite being presented as a cost-saving panacea to intervention, this strategy came with significant - costly - and even deadly - consequences.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48676123967729,"sku":"9781350503243","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781350503243_p0.jpg?v=1788360760","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781350503243","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}