Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American Democracy

Deceit on the Road to War: Presidents, Politics, and American Democracy
ISBN-10
1501701622
ISBN-13
9781501701627
Category
History
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2015-07-31
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Author
John M. Schuessler

Description

This book examines how U.S. presidents have deceived the American public about fundamental decisions of war and peace. Deception has been deliberate, it suggests, as presidents have sought to shift blame for war onto others in some cases and oversell its benefits in others. The book views that such deceit is a natural outgrowth of the democratic process because elected leaders have powerful incentives to maximize domestic support for war and retain considerable ability to manipulate domestic audiences.

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