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Author:

Preston, Thomas, 1963-

Title:

Pandora's trap : presidential decision making and blame avoidance in Vietnam and Iraq / Thomas Preston.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

x, 264 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Bush, George W.--(George Walker),--1946-
Johnson, Lyndon B.--(Lyndon Baines),--1908-1973.
Political leadership--United States--Case studies.
Blame--Political aspects--United States--Case studies.
Presidents--United States--Decision making--Case studies.
Iraq War, 2003---Decision making.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Decision making.
United States--Decision making.--2001-2009--Decision making.
United States--Decision making.--1963-1969--Decision making.
Presidents--United States--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A Tale of Two Texans : the Leadership Styles of George W. Bush and Lyndon Johnson -- The Politics of Blame Avoidance : Presidential Strategies for Surviving the Washington "Blame Game" -- Opening Pandora's Box : Blame Avoidance, 9/11, and the Push for War with Iraq -- Opening Pandora's Box : Blame Avoidance During the Iraq War -- Bush and Iraq : Revisiting the Vietnam Analogy.

ISBN:

1442212152 (ebook)
9781442212152 (ebook)
0742562638 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780742562639 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)724673627

LCCN:

2011023267

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)