Striking First
Subtitle: The Preventive War Doctrine and the Reshaping of U.S. Foreign Policy
Contributors: Betty Glad (Editor); Chris J. Dolan (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: November 18, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781403965486
Subjects: International relations; Political science & theory; United States; Political Science; Government policy; Politics / Current Events; Terrorism; Politics/International Relations; USA; International Relations - General; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Political Science / International Security; Political Science-International Relations - General; Foreign relations; War on Terrorism, 2001-; 2001-; Preemptive attack (Military science)
First sentence: On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush ordered U.S. military forces to invade Iraq in the hope of uncovering a vast terrorist network and seizing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) the United States believed were in violation of United Nations resolutions.