1st Edition
The Political Road to War with Iraq Bush, 9/11 and the Drive to Overthrow Saddam
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume explores in close detail the events and factors leading up to the second Gulf War in 2003 and considers whether war with Iraq was inevitable.
Nick Ritchie and Paul Rogers argue that after the election of George W. Bush, conflict between Iraq and the United States was probable, and that after 9/11 it became virtually inevitable. They begin by setting the story of Iraq, Bush... Read more
Introduction Part I 1. Oil and Persian Gulf Security – the Context of Regime Termination 2. Containment-plus: Clinton and Iraq at the end of the 1990s 3. Containment Under Pressure: Opposition from Congress and Conservative Think-tanks 4. Rethinking Iraq: a New President and New Foreign Policy Part II 5. September 11 and Iraq 6. Constructing the Case: From the ‘Axis of Evil’ to the United Nations 7. From the United Nations to war 8. Unqualified Support: Congress and War with Iraq 9. Finding the Evidence Part III 10. The Neo-conservative Worldview 11. Conclusion – An Endless Road? Index
Biography
Nick Ritchie, Paul Rogers
