{"product_id":"allies-william-shawcross-9781586483470","title":"Allies: Why the West Had to Remove Saddam","description":"The Cold War certainties that had seemed so fixed in the 20th Century were overturned by the war in Iraq. Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards were the battlefield victims of a brutally quick war of shock and awe. No less shocked and awed were some of America's former allies: \"old\" Europe, large blocks of the UN, and half the G8 nations suddenly found themselves outside the chain of command and influence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bush, Blair, and their allies were driven by a new global vision. Their mission, expressed with great moral certainty, has been called imperialist. In fact, it was simply inevitable after 9\/11: that terrible event ushered in a new era with new rules. Shawcross shows what the future will hold for Iraq, Israel, and the Middle East, how Western alliances will be changed forever, and demonstrates that the war was the definitive proof that a new era of 21st Century international politics has begun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Shawcross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1586483471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781586483470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"William Shawcross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445393338623,"sku":"9781586483470","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89b621c9-d51e-44c8-9b81-bb006e071240.jpg?v=1777218319","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/allies-william-shawcross-9781586483470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}