Missions accomplished? : the United States and Iraq since World War I / Peter L. Hahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hahn, Peter L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Iraq.

United States.

International relations.

Iraq.

Iraq--Foreign relations--United States.

Iraq--Politics and government--1979-1991.

Politics and government.

Iraq--Politics and government--1991-2003.

Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006.

Hussein, Saddam.

Persian Gulf War, 1991.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Postwar reconstruction--Iraq.

Postwar reconstruction.

Physical Description:

xiv, 224 pages : illustrations maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Despite the central role that Iraq occupies in modern American diplomacy, there is relatively little scholarly literature on the topic. Author Peter L. Hahn is the first to synthesize the entire complicated, power-driven relationship between the United States and Iraq over the last ninety years. Missions Accomplished? The United States and Iraq since World War I takes a straightforward, chronological approach, emphasizing the formulation of U.S. policy toward Iraq in its political, strategic, and military dimensions. The book pays careful attention to the context of the political situation in Baghdad; regional developments (including the Arab-Israeli conflict, intra-Arab rivalries, and Iraqi-Iranian tensions); and global dynamics, such as decolonization and the Cold War. Hahn boldly identifies the key players in Washington and Baghdad, evaluating the successes of every policymaker and each mission in the history of the United States-Iraq relationship. Incorporating insights from several sources-including books on the military aspects of the Persian Gulf War of 1990-91 and declassified documents on the political and military dimensions of the Iraq War of 2003-Hahn provides a balanced and nuanced discussion of recent and current events. Supplemented with lavish illustrations and maps and colorful vignettes of Americans who experienced Iraq first-hand, Missions Accomplished? The United States and Iraq since World War I offers, above all, a discussion that remains mindful of deep historical antecedents. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Legacies of empire : the emergence of U.S. relations with Iraq, to 1958

Cold War challenges the pursuit of stability in revolutionary Iraq, 1958-1979

From tension to rapprochement : U.S.-Iraqi relations in a turbulent decade, 1979-1989

Reversing Iraqi conquest : the Gulf War of 1990-1991

The enduring menace of Saddam Hussein : U.S. containment of Iraq in the 1990s

The downfall of Saddam Hussein : George W. Bush and the march to war in Iraq, 2001-2003

The quest for stability : the occupation of Iraq, 2003-2010

Conclusion : missions accomplished?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195333381

0195333381

OCLC:

752286968