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In ] an exit strategy is understood to minimize what military ] calls ] (lives and matériel). | In ] an exit strategy is understood to minimize what military ] calls ] (lives and matériel). | ||
The term was used technically in internal ] critiques of the ] (cf. President ]'s promise of ]), but remained obscure until the ], ] when the U.S. military involvement in that U.N. ] operation cost the lives of U.S. troops without a clear objective. ] critics of President ] derided him for having no ''exit strategy'', although he had inherited an active military operation from his predecessor, President ]. The criticism was revived later against the U.S. involvement in the ], including peacekeeping operations in ] and ] and the ] against Serbia. | The term was used technically in internal ] critiques of the ] (cf. President ]'s promise of ]), but remained obscure to the general public until the ], ] when the U.S. military involvement in that U.N. ] operation cost the lives of U.S. troops without a clear objective. ] critics of President ] derided him for having no ''exit strategy'', although he had inherited an active military operation from his predecessor, President ]. The criticism was revived later against the U.S. involvement in the ], including peacekeeping operations in ] and ] and the ] against Serbia. | ||
The term has been adopted by critics of U.S. involvement in ] and especially ]. President ] was said to have no exit strategy to remove troops from Iraq, and critics worried about the number of ] soldiers and ]i ]s who would suffer injury or death as a result. | The term has been adopted by critics of U.S. involvement in ] and especially ]. President ] was said to have no exit strategy to remove troops from Iraq, and critics worried about the number of ] soldiers and ]i ]s who would suffer injury or death as a result. |
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For other uses, see Exit Strategy.An exit strategy is a means of escaping one's current situation, typically an unfavourable situation. An organization or individual without an exit strategy may be in a quagmire. At worst, an exit strategy will save face; at best, an exit strategy will peg a withdrawal to the achievement of an objective worth more than the cost of continued involvement.
In warfare
In military strategy an exit strategy is understood to minimize what military jargon calls blood and treasure (lives and matériel).
The term was used technically in internal Pentagon critiques of the Vietnam War (cf. President Richard Nixon's promise of peace with honor), but remained obscure to the general public until the Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia when the U.S. military involvement in that U.N. peacekeeping operation cost the lives of U.S. troops without a clear objective. Republican critics of President Bill Clinton derided him for having no exit strategy, although he had inherited an active military operation from his predecessor, President George H. W. Bush. The criticism was revived later against the U.S. involvement in the Yugoslav wars, including peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Kosovo and the Kosovo war against Serbia.
The term has been adopted by critics of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and especially Iraq. President George W. Bush was said to have no exit strategy to remove troops from Iraq, and critics worried about the number of Coalition soldiers and Iraqi civilians who would suffer injury or death as a result.
In business
In entrepreneurship and strategic management an exit strategy, exit plan, or strategic withdrawal, is a way to terminate either ones ownership of a company or the operation of some part of the company. Entrepreneurs and investors devise ways of recouping the capital they have invested in a company. The most common strategy is simply to sell their equity position to someone else. From time to time management may decide it is necessary to downsize its operations. This typically involves discontinuing less profitable brands, products, product lines, or operating divisions.
In interpersonal communication
An exit strategy is usually a kind or discreet way of hinting that you or someone else needs to leave-although it is not always so kind and discreet. Examples of exit strategies include inching toward the door, checking your watch, acting like you have another call, yawning, a change in tone of voice, playing with coat, glancing at the door, and putting shoes on.
Interpersonally competent people pick up on these hints.
At behavior modification facilities
When a child reaches adulthood while being detained in a behavior modification facility, the detainee can legally leave the facility. However, in order to secure that the child does not just wait for the time to go until the adulthood is reached, the parents and the facility tells the child that he has to live on his own without the support of the family.
Normal the facility give the child about 50 dollars and a backpack. The released detainee is then given either a bus ticket or a plane ticket to a place in the states, which is not close to home, where the former detainee can start a life on his or her own..
References
- Lou Kilzer, The 'exit plan', Rocky Mountain News 2000
See Also
External links
- 1993 White House press briefing - quoting Brent Scowcroft on exit strategy
- Sample Exit Strategy