Presidential Policies and the Road to the Second Iraq War: From Forty One to Forty ThreeJohn Davis Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006 - 318 pages This collection of essays examines America's road to war with Iraq from three perspectives: the view from Washington with emphasis on the infighting that took place; the diplomatic view including relations between the coalition and Iraq; and the military dimension including the evolution of strategy. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Neoconservatives and the Hijacking of | 29 |
LegislativeExecutive Relations and US Policy Toward Iraq | 62 |
The Impact of Bureaucratic Politics on US Iraq | 92 |
Personal Diplomacy and US Policy Toward Iraq | 125 |
Coalition Diplomacy and Iraq | 142 |
US Policy | 166 |
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