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Leffler, Melvyn P., 1945-

Confronting Saddam Hussein : George W. Bush and the invasion of Iraq / Melvyn P. Leffler. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In 'Confronting Saddam Hussein', Melvyn P. Leffler, analyzes why the US went to war in Iraq in 2003 and who was most responsible for the decision. Employing a unique set of personal interviews with dozens of top officials and declassified American and British documents, Leffler vividly portrays the emotions and anxieties that shaped the thinking of the president after the shocking events of 9/11. As the book unfolds, the centrality of Bush's role becomes more and more evident. A necessary reassessment of George W. Bush's intervention in Iraq, Confronting Saddam Hussein provides a provocative reinterpretation of the most important international event of the 21st century.

Specialized.

ISBN: 9780197610800 No price No price

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bush, George W. 1946-
Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Causes.
History.
Asian history.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
United States--Foreign relations--Iraq.
Iraq--Foreign relations--United States.

LC Class. No.: DS79.757 / .L444 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 956.70443