Overreach : delusions of regime change in Iraq /
MacDonald, Michael, 1952-
Overreach : delusions of regime change in Iraq / Delusions of regime change in Iraq Michael MacDonald. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (325 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
[Description]In the run-up to the Iraq invasion, a number of Americans thought the idea was crazy. Now everyone, except a few die-hards, thinks it was. So what was going through the minds of the talented and experienced men and women who planned and initiated the war? What were their assumptions? Overreach> aims to recover those presuppositions.
9780674735927
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Causes.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Decision making.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Political aspects.
Social Sciences.
Electronic Books.
DS79 / .O947 2014
Overreach : delusions of regime change in Iraq / Delusions of regime change in Iraq Michael MacDonald. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (325 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
[Description]In the run-up to the Iraq invasion, a number of Americans thought the idea was crazy. Now everyone, except a few die-hards, thinks it was. So what was going through the minds of the talented and experienced men and women who planned and initiated the war? What were their assumptions? Overreach> aims to recover those presuppositions.
9780674735927
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Causes.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Decision making.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Political aspects.
Social Sciences.
Electronic Books.
DS79 / .O947 2014