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Preston Thomas <1963-> |
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Pandora's trap [[electronic resource] ] : presidential decision making and blame avoidance in Vietnam and Iraq / / Thomas Preston |
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Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Political leadership - United States |
Blame - Political aspects - United States |
Presidents - United States - Decision making |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Decision making |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Decision making |
Presidents - United States |
United States Politics and government 2001-2009 Decision making |
United States Politics and government 1963-1969 Decision making |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A Tale of Two Texans : the Leadership Styles of George W. Bush and Lyndon Johnson -- The Politics of Blame Avoidance : Presidential Strategies for Surviving the Washington "Blame Game" -- Opening Pandora's Box : Blame Avoidance, 9/11, and the Push for War with Iraq -- Opening Pandora's Box : Blame Avoidance During the Iraq War -- Bush and Iraq : Revisiting the Vietnam Analogy. |
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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 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 |
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