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Overreach : delusions of regime change in Iraq /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacDonald, Michael, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Causes.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Decision making.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Political aspects.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
United States > Foreign relations > 21st century.
Iraq War (2003-2011)
Buddhism and politics.
Decision making.
International relations.
Political science.
War > Causes.
United States.
Since 1989
Table of Contents:
  • Why elect a self-defeating war?
  • Bring 'em on: making the world safe for democracy
  • What went wrong: the de-capitationist consensus of Washington elites
  • What were neo-conservatives thinking?
  • Democratic hawks
  • American exceptionalism meets Iraqi history
  • The semi-sovereign Shi'i state .