The Long Road to Baghdad: A History of U.S. Foreign Policy from the 1970s to the Present

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Synopsis
The diplomatic historian examines the ideas, policies and actions that led from Vietnam to the Iraq War and America&’s disastrous role in the Middle East. &“What will stand out one day is not George W. Bush&’s uniqueness but the continuum from the Carter doctrine to &‘shock and awe&’ in 2003.&” —from The Long Road to Baghdad In this revealing narrative of America&’s path to its &“new longest war,&” one of the nation&’s premier diplomatic historians excavates the deep historical roots of the US misadventure in Iraq. Lloyd Gardner&’s sweeping and authoritative narrative places the Iraq War in the context of US foreign policy since Vietnam, casting the conflict as a chapter in a much broader story—in sharp contrast to the dominant narrative, which focus almost exclusively on the actions of the Bush Administration in the months leading up to the invasion. Gardner illuminates a vital historical thread connecting Walt Whitman Rostow&’s defense of US intervention in Southeast Asia, Zbigniew Brzezinski&’s attempts to project American power into the &“arc of crisis&” (with Iran at its center), and the efforts of two Bush administrations, in separate Iraq wars, to establish a &“landing zone&” in that critically important region. Far more disturbing than a simple conspiracy to secure oil, Gardner&’s account explains the Iraq War as the necessary outcome of a half-century of doomed US policies. &“A vital primer to the slow-motion conflagration of American foreign policy.&” —Kirkus Reviews
Copyright:
2008

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
322 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781595586018
Related ISBNs:
9781595580757
Publisher:
The New Press
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Copyrighted By:
Lloyd C. Gardner
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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