The authors present a vital analysis of the foreign policy-making processes of the two Bush administrations prior to the attacks on Iraq. In a thorough comparison, they show how both presidents used historical analogies to evaluate information, relied on instinct to formulate decisions, and drew on moral language to justify their choices.
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Two Surprises, Two Wars, Two Presidents, One Family Alternative Theories of Foreign Policy-Making Two Harmful Surprises The Logic of Surprise Versus The Logic of Surprise Avoidance The Apple Sometimes Falls Close to the Tree The Absence of a Rational ProcessAbout the author
Author Alex Roberto Hybel: Alex Roberto Hybel, Connecticut College, USA Author Justin Matthew Kaufman: Justin Matthew Kaufman, Attorney
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 193 ● ISBN 9780230601147 ● File size 1.7 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2006 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2306630 ● Copy protection Social DRM