The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein : Deciding on Conflict /

The authors present a vital analysis of the foreign policy-making processes of the two Bush administrations prior to the attacks on Iraq. In a thorough comparison, they show how both presidents used historical analogies to evaluate information, relied on instinct to formulate decisions, and drew on...

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Main Authors: Hybel, Alex Roberto (Author), Kaufman, Justin Matthew (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Series:Advances in foreign policy analysis.
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Summary:The authors present a vital analysis of the foreign policy-making processes of the two Bush administrations prior to the attacks on Iraq. In a thorough comparison, they show how both presidents used historical analogies to evaluate information, relied on instinct to formulate decisions, and drew on moral language to justify their choices.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages)
ISBN:9780230601147
DOI:10.1057/9780230601147