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 1947
... Conflicts Unending : The United States and Regional Disputes Beyond the INF Treaty : Arms , Arms Control , and the Atlantic Alliance Congressional Power: Implications for American Security Policy EDITED VOLUMES Honey.
... Conflicts Unending : The United States and Regional Disputes Beyond the INF Treaty : Arms , Arms Control , and the Atlantic Alliance Congressional Power: Implications for American Security Policy EDITED VOLUMES Honey.
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... N. Haass. To the Men and Women of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in the two Iraq conflicts and to Frederick C. Smith, who for thirty years has been all anyone could ask for in a friend that CONTENTS 1. A Tale of Two Wars 2. The Winding.
... N. Haass. To the Men and Women of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in the two Iraq conflicts and to Frederick C. Smith, who for thirty years has been all anyone could ask for in a friend that CONTENTS 1. A Tale of Two Wars 2. The Winding.
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... conflicts with Iraq and Saddam Hussein. There, however, the resemblance ends: The first was a limited, in many ways traditional war, one that sought to reverse Iraq's external aggression and restore the status quo ante; the second was ...
... conflicts with Iraq and Saddam Hussein. There, however, the resemblance ends: The first was a limited, in many ways traditional war, one that sought to reverse Iraq's external aggression and restore the status quo ante; the second was ...
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... conflict , and / or the nature of the undertaking . There is , however , another way to think about war . Wars can either be viewed as essentially unavoidable , that is , as acts of necessity , or just the opposite , reflecting ...
... conflict , and / or the nature of the undertaking . There is , however , another way to think about war . Wars can either be viewed as essentially unavoidable , that is , as acts of necessity , or just the opposite , reflecting ...
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... conflicts undertaken by a king against neighboring nations " to extend the borders of Israel and to enhance his greatness and prestige . ' " 1 The two Iraq wars also constitute two fundamentally different approaches to American foreign ...
... conflicts undertaken by a king against neighboring nations " to extend the borders of Israel and to enhance his greatness and prestige . ' " 1 The two Iraq wars also constitute two fundamentally different approaches to American foreign ...
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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