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 1955
... issue that what we were seeing unfold was a good deal more than simply another act in the long - running theater of Arab diplomacy . Iraq had amassed too many troops and was doing too many of the things it would have to do if it were ...
... issue that what we were seeing unfold was a good deal more than simply another act in the long - running theater of Arab diplomacy . Iraq had amassed too many troops and was doing too many of the things it would have to do if it were ...
Page 1958
... issues I wanted to discuss during what normally was a thirty-to forty-five-minute meeting. At the top of my list was Iraq. For several weeks, those on my staff who dealt with Iraq and other Middle East issues had been reporting back that ...
... issues I wanted to discuss during what normally was a thirty-to forty-five-minute meeting. At the top of my list was Iraq. For several weeks, those on my staff who dealt with Iraq and other Middle East issues had been reporting back that ...
Page 1959
A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars Richard N. Haass. other Middle East issues had been reporting back that they sensed a shift ... issue given my role in the previous Bush administration and my background in and with the Middle East . So I ...
A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars Richard N. Haass. other Middle East issues had been reporting back that they sensed a shift ... issue given my role in the previous Bush administration and my background in and with the Middle East . So I ...
Page 1961
... issue on the table was not whether to go to war against Iraq but how. Should the United States go beforehand to the U.N. Security Council? What about Congress? In the end, these proved to be important but second-tier issues. The ...
... issue on the table was not whether to go to war against Iraq but how. Should the United States go beforehand to the U.N. Security Council? What about Congress? In the end, these proved to be important but second-tier issues. The ...
Page 1968
... issue of Diego Garcia , a small Indian Ocean island owned by Great Britain that the U.S. Navy wanted to develop for ships that would be spending time in and around the Persian Gulf . Although the money at stake was small by Pentagon ...
... issue of Diego Garcia , a small Indian Ocean island owned by Great Britain that the U.S. Navy wanted to develop for ships that would be spending time in and around the Persian Gulf . Although the money at stake was small by Pentagon ...
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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