War of necessity war of choice - Haass, Richard (New York Simon & Schuster, 2009)
A tale of two wars -- The winding road to war -- Desert shield -- War of necessity -- The Clinton interregnum -- The 9/11 presidency -- Prelude to war -- War of choice -- Takeaways from two wars.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Bush, George W. -- 1946- -- Political and social views; Bush, George -- 1924- -- Political and social views; Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Causes; Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Political aspects; Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Causes; Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Political aspects; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Military policy