Fear, anger and failure : a chronicle of the Bush administration's war against terror from the attacks in September 2001 to defeat in Baghdad / William Pfaff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pfaff, William, 1928-2015.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

United States--Foreign relations--21st century.

United States.

International relations.

United States--History, Military--21st century.

History, Military.

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 266 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., 2004.

Summary:

"William Pfaff is Walter Lippmann's authentic heir. Like Lippmann, he places the rush of events in historical and cultural perspective and writes about them with lucidity and grace." - Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. "America's best foreign affairs columnist." - Ronald Steel, Lippmann's biographer. William Pfaff's "Reflections" on politics and contemporary history have appeared in The New Yorker since 1971. His column for the Paris-based International Herald Tribune is syndicated by the Los Angeles Times.

Contents:

September to December 2001 : from the attacks on New York and Washington to victory over the Taliban in Afghanistan

December 2001 to March 2002 : from ambiguous victory in Afghanistan to the campaign promoting an attack on Iraq

From April to August 2002 : the decision to transform the Middle East through war

From October 2002 to March 2003 : the U.S. discards its allies and defies the UN

From March to July 2003 : from war to hollow victory

From July to November 2003 : from victory to defeat.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0875862543

0875862551

0875862004

OCLC:

53953436