Hahn, Peter L., 1960-

Missions accomplished? : the United States and Iraq since World War I / Peter L. Hahn. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xiv, 224 p. : ill. maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Legacies of empire : the emergence of U.S. relations with Iraq, to 1958 -- Cold War challenges the pursuit of stability in revolutionary Iraq, 1958-1979 -- From tension to rapprochement : U.S.-Iraqi relations in a turbulent decade, 1979-1989 -- Reversing Iraqi conquest : the Gulf War of 1990-1991 -- The enduring menace of Saddam Hussein : U.S. containment of Iraq in the 1990s -- The downfall of Saddam Hussein : George W. Bush and the march to war in Iraq, 2001-2003 -- The quest for stability : the occupation of Iraq, 2003-2010 -- Conclusion : missions accomplished?

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Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006.


Persian Gulf War, 1991.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Postwar reconstruction--Iraq.
Guerra del Golfo Pérsico, 1991
Guerra de Irak, 2003-
Conflicto armado--Reconstrucción


United States--Foreign relations--Iraq.
Iraq--Foreign relations--United States.
Estados Unidos--Relaciones exteriores--Iraq
Iraq--Relaciones exteriores--Estados Unidos.
Iraq--Politics and government--1979-1991.
Iraq--Politics and government--1991-2003.

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