Bedford Public Library

The long road to Baghdad, a history of U.S. foreign policy from the 1970s to the present, Lloyd C. Gardner

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

The long road to Baghdad

bibliography

Lloyd C. Gardner

a history of U.S. foreign policy from the 1970s to the present

Introduction -- Beyond Baghdad: the sacred metaphor of "making progress" -- Zbig at the Khyber Pass, or the last flight of the Persian rug -- The first Gulf War, in which the realists make their last stand -- The end(s) of history, in which the theory and practice conflict -- Axis of evil, in which the nation's enemies are revealed -- Shock and awe, in which we learn how some democracies go to war -- The occupation, in which we learn what followed shock and awe -- The dream dies hard, in which the administration loses the mandate of the people -- What lies ahead, in which the meaning of the war is revealed -- Notes -- Index