War of necessity
Subtitle: war of choice : a memoir of two Iraq wars
By: by Richard N. Haass
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781416549031
Subjects: Politics and government; Buddhism and politics; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Iraq War (2003-2011) fast (OCoLC)fst01802311; Military policy; Political and social views; Persian Gulf War (1991) fast (OCoLC)fst01058380; Causes; Diplomatic relations; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Political aspects; War; Foreign relations
Description: Richard Haass--a member of the National Security Council staff for the first President Bush and the director of policy planning in the State Department for Bush II--contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of the two Iraq wars and makes a crucial distinction between the 1991 and 2003 conflicts, while offering an examination of the means and ends of U.S. foreign policy: how it should be made, what it should seek to accomplish, and how it should be pursued.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A tale of two wars; title: The winding road to war; title: Desert shield; title: War of necessity; title: The Clinton interregnum; title: The 9/11 presidency; title: Prelude to war; title: War of choice; title: Takeaways from two wars.