The absence of grand strategy : the United States in the Persian Gulf, 1972-2005 /
Yetiv, Steven A.
Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.
Introduction -- Exploring great powers in regions -- The Nixon administration's twin pillars -- The Reagan administration and the Iran-Iraq War -- The Bush administration and constructive engagement -- The Iraq War of 1991 -- The Clinton administration and Saddam Hussein -- Containment plus and regime change in Iraq -- The Iraq War of 2003 -- The balance sheet, so to speak -- The decline of balance of power policy : theory, strategy and realism -- conclusion.
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
Persian Gulf War, 1991.
Iraq War, 2003-