{"product_id":"the-iraq-wars-kenneth-m-pollack-9780300251722","title":"The Iraq Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the foremost scholar of the subject, a groundbreaking history of American involvement in Iraq to the present day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1979, the United States has waged at least five wars with or against Iraq. Yet the history of American involvement there has not been told in full, and what has been told is often misconstrued. \u003ci\u003eThe Iraq Wars\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive history of the United States and Iraq, explaining the events and factors that drove the political, diplomatic, and military choices the United States made with regard to the region. More than just a comprehensive history, \u003ci\u003eThe Iraq Wars\u003c\/i\u003e also assesses alternative paths that we might reasonably have taken instead. What if the United States had not given Iraq a free hand in the 1980s to develop weapons of mass destruction? What if George H. W. Bush had extended Operation Desert Storm for another 48 hours--or marched on Baghdad--to bring down Saddam Husayn's regime? Was the 2003 invasion of Iraq necessary? How should the United States have managed the aftermath? Even decades after the events took place, many aspects of the United States' changing, vexing entanglement with Iraq remain controversial to the point of provoking partisan anger. This book offers indispensable guidance for citizens and leaders who wish to avoid repeating the same mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth M. Pollack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300251726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300251722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Kenneth M. Pollack","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997683331327,"sku":"9780300251722","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-iraq-wars-kenneth-m-pollack-9780300251722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}