Pandora's trap : presidential decision making and blame avoidance in Vietnam and Iraq /

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How important is presidential personality and leadership style in foreign policy decisions? To answer this question, Thomas Preston takes readers inside the Bush administration's decision making process and use of intelligence to better understand how administration officials justified the Iraq...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Preston, Thomas, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011.
Temas:
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946-
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973.
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973
1961-2011
Political leadership > United States > Case studies.
Blame > Political aspects > United States > Case studies.
Presidents > United States > Decision making > Case studies.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Decision making.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Decision making.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Blâme > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Présidents > États-Unis > Prise de décision > Études de cas.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Prise de décision.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Prise de décision.
HISTORY > United States > 21st Century.
Blame > Political aspects
Decision making
Political leadership
Politics and government > Decision making
Presidents
Presidents > Decision making
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009 > Decision making.
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969 > Decision making.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2001-2009 > Prise de décision.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1963-1969 > Prise de décision.
Iraq
United States
Biography
Case Reports
Biographies
Case studies
Case studies.
Biographies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How important is presidential personality and leadership style in foreign policy decisions? To answer this question, Thomas Preston takes readers inside the Bush administration's decision making process and use of intelligence to better understand how administration officials justified the Iraq War--and how they sought to avoid blame for the consequences of their actions. Based on extensive interviews with key Bush administration officials, Preston offers students of American foreign policy, presidential decision making, the dynamics of blame avoidance, and future practitioners with an in depth.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 264 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442212152
1442212152
1283246260
9781283246262
9786613246264
6613246263

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