{"product_id":"the-iraq-papers-9780195398595","title":"The Iraq Papers","description":"No foreign policy decision in recent history has had greater repercussions than President George W. Bush's decision to invade and occupy Iraq. It launched a new doctrine of preemptive war, mired the American military in an intractable armed conflict, disrupted world petroleum supplies, cost the United States hundreds of billions of dollars, and damaged or ended the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and Iraqis. Its impact on international politics and America's standing in the world remains incalculable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Iraq Papers\u003c\/em\u003e offers a compelling documentary narrative and interpretation of this momentous conflict. With keen editing and incisive commentary, the book weaves together original documents that range from presidential addresses to redacted memos, carrying us from the ideology behind the invasion to negotiations for withdrawal. These papers trace the rise of the neoconservatives and reveal the role of strategic thinking about oil supplies. In moving to the planning for the war itself, the authors not only provide Congressional resolutions and speeches by President Bush, but internal security papers, Pentagon planning documents, the report of the Future of Iraq Project, and eloquent opposition statements by Senator Robert Byrd, other world governments, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the World Council of Churches. This collection addresses every aspect of the conflict, from the military's evolving counterinsurgency strategy to declarations by Iraqi resisters and political figures-from Coalition Provisional Authority orders to Donald Rumsfeld's dismissal of the insurgents as \"dead-enders\" and Iraqi discussions of state- and nationbuilding under the shadow of occupation. The economics of petroleum, the legal and ethical questions surrounding terrorism and torture, international agreements, the theory of the \"unitary presidency,\" and the Bush administration's use of presidential signing statements all receive in-depth coverage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Iraq War has reshaped the domestic and international landscape. \u003cem\u003eThe Iraq Papers\u003c\/em\u003e offers the authoritative one-volume source for understanding the conflict and its many repercussions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10495359\"\u003eJohn Ehrenberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195398595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195398599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027170\"\u003eWars \u0026amp; Conflicts | Iraq War (2003-2011)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036070\"\u003eUnited States | 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL034000\"\u003ePeace\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Ehrenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Political Science at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. He is the author of such books as \u003cem\u003eServants of Wealth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCivil Society: The Critical History of an Idea\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Michael Harrington Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. Patrice McSherry \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Political Science at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. Her books include \u003cem\u003ePredatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America\u003c\/em\u003e (winner of a Choice award for Outstanding Academic Title of 2006) and \u003cem\u003eIncomplete Transition: Military Power and Democracy in Argentina\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosé Ramón Sánchez\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eBoricua Power: A Political History of Puerto Ricans in the United States\u003c\/em\u003e and is Associate Professor of Political Science at Long Island University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaroleen Marji Sayej\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Government and International Relations at Connecticut College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44707329016045,"sku":"9780195398595","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7fc01cfa-2732-4e29-8fbe-f34e3ea7c0bb.jpg?v=1703968350","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-iraq-papers-9780195398595","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}