| Description |
xvii, 282 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-265) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction East : the improbable country and the graveyard of empires -- Introduction West : the United States, Saddam, and al Qaeda, 1970s-2000 -- Bush, bin Laden, and the pinnacle of world sympathy -- Rush to war -- Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Bush's war -- Epilogue : Obama -- Concluding remarks and legacies. |
| Summary |
Provides historical surveys of Iraq and Afghanistan, reviews U.S. policies regarding those nations from 1970 to 2000, discusses events that led President George W. Bush to invade Iraq and Afghanistan, and describes the course of those wars. |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 2009-2017.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Causes.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Influence.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Causes.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Influence.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Causes.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Influence.
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| ISBN |
9780199747528 (acid-free paper) |
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0199747520 (acid-free paper) |
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