Title: BLAIR'S WAR
Description: "Why and how did Tony Blair support the US-led invasion of Iraq? Was he justified in doing so? These are the questions that David Coates and Joel Krieger seek to answer in Blair's War - the most authoritative and complete record of the conflict to date. Writing with an exquisite sense of the unfolding drama and an eye for detail, the authors develop the arguments for and against the war and, with unerring fairness, test each argument against the record of what was known, what was suspected, and what was misrepresented. They demonstrate how Blair's determination to stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with America after 9/11 trapped him in a tragic logic that took the UK to war. Blair's War blows a hole through each of the justifications for war and offers a detailed, original and compelling set of proposals to return the UK to an ethical foreign policy." "The book provides a unique perspective on this latest unsettling turn in the 'special relationship', and is essential reading on both sides of the Atlantic."--Jacket.
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -, British & Irish history: postwar, from c 1945 -, International relations, 21st century, Politics / Current Events, Political Science, Politics/International Relations, Iraq, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Political Freedom & Security - General, GREAT BRITAIN_FOREIGN RELATIONS_20TH CENTURY, GREAT BRITAIN_POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT_1997-, IRAQ WAR, 2003, Political Science / International Relations, UNITED STATES_FOREIGN RELATIONS_2001-, Great britain, foreign relations, 20th century, Great britain, politics and government, 1997-2010, United states, foreign relations, 2001-2009, Iraq war, 2003-2011, Causes, Foreign relations, Politics and government, Influence