Confronting Saddam Hussein : George W. Bush and the invasion of Iraq / Melvyn P. Leffler.
By: Leffler, Melvyn P [author.]
.Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197610800.Subject(s): Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Causes | United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 | Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- | Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 | United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq | Iraq -- Foreign relations -- United States | History | Asian historyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197610770DDC classification: 956.70443 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: 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.
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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.
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