| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) |
| Series |
Military, war, and society in modern American history |
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Military, war, and society in modern American history.
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| Contents |
A Hope, Not a Policy: Containment and Regime Change during the Gulf Crisis, 1990-1991 -- The Fallout from Victory: Containment and Its Critics, 1991-1992 -- The Long Watch: the High Years of Containment, 1993-1996 -- Saddam Must Go: Entrenching the Regime Change Consensus, 1997-2000 -- Not Whether, but How and When: the Iraq Debate from 9/11 to the Invasion -- Conclusion: Containment, Liberalism, And The Regime |
| Summary |
"Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990 sounded the death knell for the U.S. policy of constructive engagement toward Iraq. This policy had continued U.S. support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War in an attempt to moderate Iraqi behavior. In the long run, the failure of engagement ingrained the "lesson" in U.S. thinking about Iraq that any attempt to incentivize Saddam to change his behavior was pointless. George H.W. Bush responded to the invasion by mobilizing U.S. forces to deter an invasion of Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield, forming an international coalition to impose sanctions on Iraq, and demanding that Saddam leave Kuwait"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 09, 2021) |
| Subject |
Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Causes
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Diplomatic relations
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Politics and government
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War -- Causes
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq
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Iraq -- Foreign relations -- United States
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001744
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Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1991-2003. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98007501
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| Subject |
Iraq
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020057742 |
| ISBN |
9781108974219 |
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110897421X |
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9781108976008 |
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110897600X |
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