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LESS THAN A DECADE AFTER THE 2001 TERRORIST ATTACKS and the following mobilization of the U.S. armed forces, it is impossible to chart all of the changes affecting the American military and its role in the larger society, state, and empire. However, it is clear that some major changes have occurred. Further research should focus on continuing to operationalize these changes, exploring whether future changes in political leadership will reverse some of the trends noted in this book. In addition, quantitative data analysis of survey results could assist in bolstering research on trends in the relevance of the military to the public and the presence of civil-military friction in light of challenges from both the postmodern turn in the civic ethic described in Chapter 4 and the increased pressure of military activity on the domestic American way of life described in Chapter 7.
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Morgan, M.J. (2008). Conclusions. In: The American Military After 9/11. The Day that Changed Everything?. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230610156_10
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