War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq WarsRichard Haass, a member of the National Security Council staff in the George H. W. Bush administration and the State Department director of policy planning for George W. Bush, reviews the causes and strategies of the first and second Iraq wars while providing a thoughtful examination of the means and ends of U.S. foreign policy. War of Necessity, War of Choice—part history, part memoir—provides invaluable insight into some of the most important recent events in the world. Additionally, this book provides a much-needed compass for how the United States can apply the lessons learned from the two Iraq wars so that it is better positioned to put into practice what worked and avoid repeating what so clearly did not. In this compelling, honest, and challenging book by one of the country’s most respected voices on foreign policy, Haass’s assessments are critical yet fair and carry tremendous weight. |
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Page 1963
... policy makers believed (incorrectly, as it turned out) that Saddam would not ... United States and the international community placed relatively ... U.S. officials badly overestimated Iraqi capabilities. Those who opposed the ...
... policy makers believed (incorrectly, as it turned out) that Saddam would not ... United States and the international community placed relatively ... U.S. officials badly overestimated Iraqi capabilities. Those who opposed the ...
Page 1967
... U.S. interests , while U.S. power is more suited to affect what others do rather than what they are . What goes on inside states is not irrelevant , but it is secondary . This is a U.S. foreign policy that focuses on foreign policy ...
... U.S. interests , while U.S. power is more suited to affect what others do rather than what they are . What goes on inside states is not irrelevant , but it is secondary . This is a U.S. foreign policy that focuses on foreign policy ...
Page 1968
... policy . They thus constitute a classic case study of America's purpose in the world and how it should go about it . For me , all this is as personal as it is political . I have been contemplating writing ... U.S. foreign policy after.
... policy . They thus constitute a classic case study of America's purpose in the world and how it should go about it . For me , all this is as personal as it is political . I have been contemplating writing ... U.S. foreign policy after.
Page 1969
... U.S. foreign policy after Vietnam, where U.S. involvement was fast approaching its inglorious end. Following debate and votes, the coalition opposing the new commitment lost, and the Navy got its funds for the facility. And I had my ...
... U.S. foreign policy after Vietnam, where U.S. involvement was fast approaching its inglorious end. Following debate and votes, the coalition opposing the new commitment lost, and the Navy got its funds for the facility. And I had my ...
Page 1970
... U.S. policy toward Iraq before and after the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and toward Israel and its Arab neighbors both before and after that crisis. I departed government in January 1993—along with others working for the forty-first ...
... U.S. policy toward Iraq before and after the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and toward Israel and its Arab neighbors both before and after that crisis. I departed government in January 1993—along with others working for the forty-first ...
Contents
| 1955 | |
| 1973 | |
Desert Shield | |
War of Necessity | |
The Clinton Interregnum | |
The 911 Presidency | |
Prelude to | |
War of Choice | |
Takeaways from Two Wars | |
Appendix | |
Acknowledgments | |
Notes | |
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