TY - BOOK AU - Haass,Richard TI - War of necessity, war of choice: a memoir of two Iraq wars SN - 9781416549024 (hardcover) AV - 414 DS 79.764 H112w 2009 U1 - 956.7044/3 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Simon & Schuster KW - Bush, George W. KW - Bush, George, KW - Iraq War, 2003- KW - Causes KW - Political aspects KW - Persian Gulf War, 1991 KW - Guerra de Iraq, 2003- KW - Causas KW - Aspectos polĂ­ticos KW - United States KW - Politics and government KW - 1989- KW - Foreign relations KW - Middle East KW - Military policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A tale of two wars -- The winding road to war -- Desert shield -- War of necessity -- The Clinton interregnum -- The 9/11 presidency -- Prelude to war -- War of choice -- Takeaways from two wars N2 - Richard Haass--a member of the National Security Council staff for the first President Bush and the director of policy planning in the State Department for Bush II--contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of the two Iraq wars and makes a crucial distinction between the 1991 and 2003 conflicts, while offering an examination of the means and ends of U.S. foreign policy: how it should be made, what it should seek to accomplish, and how it should be pursued UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2009004495-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2009004495-b.html ER -