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The Presidency and the Persian Gulf War

Title: The Presidency and the Persian Gulf War / edited by Marcia Lynn Whicker, James P. Pfiffner, and Raymond A. Moore.
Publication: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1993.

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Description

xx, 269 pages; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Praeger series in presidential studies, 1062-0931

Uniform Title

Praeger series in presidential studies.

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Contents

Introduction / James P. Pfiffner -- Pt. I. The Presidency and War-Making. 1. Presidential Policy-Making and the Gulf War / James P. Pfiffner. 2. The Conflict Between Congress and the President Over War / Robert J. Spitzer. 3. The Power of Commander in Chief / Louis Fisher -- Pt. II. George Bush Goes to War. 4. Figuring Out Saddam Hussein / Betty Glad. 5. The Case FOR the War / Raymond A. Moore. 6. The Case AGAINST the War / Marcia Lynn Whicker -- Pt. III. The Home Front. 7. Vietnam and the Gulf War: Comparing Decision-Making in America's Longest and Shortest Wars / Harold Birch. 8. Media Coverage of the Persian Gulf War / Mark J. Rozell. 9. The Threat of Terrorism: State-Sponsored Terrorism, the Bush Administration, and the Persian Gulf War / Ruth Ann Strickland -- Pt. IV. The Aftermath of the War. 10. The Direct and Indirect Costs of the Persian Gulf War / Lawrence J. Korb. 11. The President, the Persian Gulf War, and the United Nations / Donald J. Puchala.
12. U.S. Foreign Policy: The Past and the Future / Jim Anderson -- Conclusion: Some Lessons Learned / Marcia Lynn Whicker.

ISBN

0275944697

LCCN

92038778

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Columbia University Libraries