America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy
by Ivo H. Daalder
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George W. Bush is leading a revolution in American foreign policy. He believes that the unilateral exercise of American power is the best way to promote America's national interests. This book argues that The Bush revolution in foreign policy carries with it high risks and possibly high costs.Tags
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A revision of the 2003 original, and an award-winner. Depicts Bush with vision and talent, but whose single-mindedness has disastrous consequences. Powell is a noble, tragic figure here; Rumsfeld an idiot; Cheney a deceitful bully; Rice a brilliant but cloying cipher; and Wolfowitz an arrogant and vindictive fool. What a brutal folly the Iraq war was, and none of this gang was ever held to account.
Much of the information in this book has been covered in books read prior to this. However, any book about the Bush presidency and -- in particular -- the response to the terrorist attack of 9-11-2001 is worth reading to me.
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- Canonical title
- America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy
- Original publication date
- 2003; 2003 (Dutch translation) (Dutch translation)
- People/Characters
- George W. Bush; Colin Powell; Condoleezza Rice; Paul Bremer; Donald Rumsfeld; Dick Cheney (show all 7); Paul Wolfowitz
- Important places
- USA; Iraq
- Important events
- September 11 Attacks; Afghan Wars (2001- ); Iraq War (2003- )
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Full title (2003): America unbound : the Bush revolution in foreign policy / Ivo H. Daalder, James M. Lindsay; Dutch edition (2003) has title: Ameri... (show all)ka ontketend : De Bush-revolutie in de buitenlandse politiek
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- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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