Titre : | Leap of Faith : Hubris, Negligence, and America's Greatest Foreign Policy Tragedy |
Auteurs : | Michael j. Mazarr |
Type de document : | Books |
Editeur : | New York : Public Affairs, 2019 |
Article en page(s) : | XIV, 512 p. |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-5417-6836-9 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Index. décimale : | 956.704 431 |
Tags : | War--Causes ; Iraq War, 2003-2011--Causes ; Iraq War, 2003-2011 ; War on terrorism, 2001-2009 ; United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009 ; United States--Foreign relations--Iraq ; Iraq--Foreign relations--United States ; United States--Politics and government--2001-2009 ; Iraq--Politics and government--2003- |
Résumé : | "The dramatic insider account of why we invaded Iraq, the motivations that drove it, and the frustrations of those who tried and failed to stop it, leading to the most costly misadventure in US history. A single disastrous choice in the wake of 9/11-the decision to use force to remove Saddam Hussein from power-did enormous damage to the wealth, well-being, and reputation of the United States. Few errors in U.S. foreign policy have had longer-lasting or more harmful consequences. Yet how the decision came to be made remains shrouded in mystery and mythology. To this day, even the principal architects of the war cannot agree on it. Michael Mazarr has interviewed dozens of players involved in the deliberations about the invasion of Iraq and has reviewed all the documents so far declassified. He paints a devastating of portrait of an administration fueled by righteous conviction yet undercut by chaotic processes, rivalrous agencies, and competing egos. But more than the product of one bungling administration, the invasion of Iraq emerges here as a tragically typical example of modern U.S. foreign policy fiascos"--Publisher's description. |
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