Title: The Icarus syndrome
Description: A century of unwise American military adventures is probed in this perceptive study of foreign policy over-reach from Woodrow Wilson's "hubris of reason" to George W. Bush's "hubris of dominance." In each case, Beinart finds a dangerous confluence of misleading experience and untethered ideology.
Subjects: American National characteristics, Foreign relations, Pride and vanity, Ambition, Icarus (Greek mythology), Tragedy, Military policy, National characteristics, american, United states, foreign relations, United states, military policy, Political aspects
Places: United States