The Regime Change Consensus: Iraq in American Politics, 1990-2003
- ISBN-10
- 1108838243
- ISBN-13
- 9781108838245
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-07-08
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Joseph Stieb
Description
How the United States pivoted from containment to regime change in Iraq between the Gulf War and September 11, 2001.
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