Full spectrum dominance : U.S. power in Iraq and beyond / Rahul Mahajan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahajan, Rahul.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

Open Media book

An open media book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Sanctions (International law).

United States--Foreign relations.

United States.

International relations.

Democracy--Iraq.

Democracy.

Iraq.

Human rights--Iraq.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

207 pages ; 18 cm.

Other Title:

U.S. power in Iraq and beyond

Place of Publication:

New York : Seven Stories Press, [2003]

Summary:

At few times in recent history have we seen a war so insistently and openly signaled as the U.S.'s looming war on Iraq. According to Rahul Mahajan, the coming war is a culmination of a process that the United States started with the Gulf War, where Iraq was made into a permanent target and pariah state. Mahajan argues that the Bush administration's post-September 11 policy toward Iraq is neither about controlling weapons of mass destruction nor fighting terrorism, but about consolidating U.S. control of oil reserves and dominance in the Middle East. Despite the prospects that attacking Iraq could quickly escalate into wider regional war and lead to further terrorist attacks, the Bush administration insists that violence is our only option. Mahajan cuts through the comic-book language of President Bush's "Axis of Evil" rationale, and presents a much-needed examination of the myths, facts, and history behind the U.S.'s pitch to start another war.

Contents:

Introduction: After the War: U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond 11

Section I The "War on Terrorism"

Chapter 1 What It's Not

A War on Terrorism 31

Chapter 2 A New Imperialism? Understanding the Bush National Security Strategy 42

Chapter 3 A Survey of U.S. Foreign Policy Since 9/11 59

Section II The War on Iraq

Chapter 4 Understanding "Containment": Iraq after the Gulf War

Sanctions, No-Fly Zones, and Weapons Inspections 77

Chapter 5 9/11 and the Pre-emption Doctrine 108

Chapter 6 The Threat from Iraq 118

Chapter 7 International Law 141

Chapter 8 Democracy and Human Rights: Liberating Iraq 148

Chapter 9 Oil as a Component of Empire 163

Conclusion: The New Imperialism 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

1583225781

OCLC:

52197480