Bush's wars / Terry H. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Terry H., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Causes.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Influence.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Causes.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Influence.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Causes.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Influence.

United States--Foreign relations--2001-2009.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--2009-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From journalistic accounts like Fiasco and Imperial Life in the Emerald City to insider memoirs like Jawbreaker and Three Cups of Tea , the books about America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could fill a library. But each explores a narrow slice of a whole: two wars launched by a single president as part of a single foreign policy. Now noted historian Terry H. Anderson examines them together, in a single comprehensive overview. Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush told advisor Karl Rove, ""I am here for a reason, and this is how we're going to be

Contents:

East : the improbable country and the graveyard of empires

West : the United States, Saddam, and Al Qaeda, 1970s-2000

Bush, Bin Laden, and the pinnacle of world sympathy

Rush to war

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Bush's war

Obama.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-983188-2

1-283-11345-7

9786613113450

0-19-983059-2

OCLC:

726734941