Policy And Opinion In The Gulf War

Author : John Mueller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226545653

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Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War by John Mueller Pdf

The Persian Gulf crisis may well have been the most extensively polled episode in U.S. history as President Bush, his opponents, and even Saddam Hussein appealed to, and tried to influence, public opinion. As well documented as this phenomenon was, it remains largely unexplained. John Mueller provides an account of the complex relationship between American policy and public opinion during the Gulf crisis. Mueller analyzes key issues: the actual shallowness of public support for war; the effect of public opinion on the media (rather than the other way around); the use and misuse of polls by policy makers; the American popular focus on Hussein's ouster as a central purpose of the War; and the War's short-lived impact on voting. Of particular interest is Mueller's conclusion that Bush succeeded in leading the country to war by increasingly convincing the public that it was inevitable, rather than right or wise. Throughout, Mueller, author of War, Presidents, and Public Opinion, an analysis of public opinion during the Korean and Vietnam wars, places this analysis of the Gulf crisis in a broad political and military context, making comparisons to wars in Panama, Vietnam, Korea, and the Falklands, as well as to World War II and even the War of 1812. The book also collects nearly 300 tables charting public opinion through the Gulf crisis, making Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War an essential reference for anyone interested in recent American politics, foreign policy, public opinion, and survey research.

Author : W. Lance Bennett,David L. Paletz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1994-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0226042596

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Taken by Storm by W. Lance Bennett,David L. Paletz Pdf

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Author : Stanley Allen Renshon
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822971597

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The Political Psychology of the Gulf War by Stanley Allen Renshon Pdf

In these original essays, widely respected experts analyze the personal psychologies and public belief systems of the individuals and nations involved in the Gulf War - from George Bush and Saddam Hussein to the peoples of the United States, Israel, and Arab countries. Approaching the events of 1990-1991 from the perspectives of psychology, history, mass communications, and political science, these scholars examine the dynamic relationship of events, behavior, and perceptions. Part I deals with the psychological and political origins of the war; part II focuses on George Bush, Saddam Hussein, and the nature of their leadership and judgement; part III discusses the battle for public perceptions and beliefs waged by both sides; part IV analyzes the results of that battle as revealed by the understanding of the U.S., Israeli, and Arab publics; and part V deals with the war's consequences. A postscript by Stanley Renshon covers military actions in the Gulf in late 1992 and early 1993.

Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1994-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788106376

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Post-War Policy Issues in the Persian Gulf by DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

An extensive examination of post-war U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf and around the world by the U.S. House of Rep's. in a series of hearings. Covers: political issues; Iran, Israel, and Turkey; and Soviet policy in the Middle East. Witnesses from: the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Harvard Univ., Cornell Univ., Bookings Institution, Georgetown Univ., Rand Corp., Hebrew Univ. in Israel and more. Extensive appendices.

Author : Steven A. Yetiv
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058785992

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Explaining Foreign Policy by Steven A. Yetiv Pdf

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Author : Mohammad-Mahmoud Mohamedou
Publisher : Austin & Winfield Publishers
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015039911592

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Iraq and the Second Gulf War by Mohammad-Mahmoud Mohamedou Pdf

This study examines the foreign policy-making process of the Iraqi leadership during the 1990-1991 Second Gulf War. It analyzes and explains the sequence of decisions that the Baathist regime in Iraq enacted during the crisis and the conflict that followed its invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. A state-centric framework for the analysis of foreign policy behavior is devised and an investigation is made of the events leading up to the war. Iraq and the Second Gulf War provides the scholar, the policy-maker, and the student with a summary of research on the Gulf conflict and on the states of foreign policy analysis at the same time that it pinpoints alternative perspectives. A detailed day-to-day chronology of the Gulf war enhances the book's research value as does an extensive bibliography and index.

Author : Nicole Gnesotto,John Roper
Publisher : Institute for Security Studies Western European Union
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016386430

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Western Europe and the Gulf by Nicole Gnesotto,John Roper Pdf

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Author : Philip M. Taylor
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0719037549

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War and the Media by Philip M. Taylor Pdf

The Gulf War of 1991 was the highest profile media war in history. Never before had so many journalists attempted to cover a war from both sides of the conflict. This book traces the role of the media in the Gulf War and examines the attempts by both the coalition and Iraq to influence public opinion through propaganda and persuasion. Philp Taylor asks how much the public was being told and how much was held back. Analyzing the key news stories of the conflict he looks at the efforts of the American-led coalition to persuade television audiences and newspaper readers to take a "right view" of what was happening and of the Iraqi government's propaganda campaigns concerning civilian damage and the "Mother of all Battles."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003419780

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The Political Psychology of the Gulf War by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marcia L. Whicker,James Pfiffner,Raymond Moore
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1993-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029717751

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The Presidency and the Persian Gulf War by Marcia L. Whicker,James Pfiffner,Raymond Moore Pdf

The book focuses on policy-making at the highest levels of the United States government. Chapter contributors examine political, military, and foreign policy processes from micro and macro perspectives in documenting how President Bush personally dominated U.S. national security policy and was the driving force behind the United Nations-backed coalition of nations against Saddam Hussein. The authors place the president's actions into political and historical perspective and examine the consequences of the Gulf War in both military and diplomatic terms. Among the subjects discussed by experts are the president's political and constitutional roles in war-making; the foreign policy implications and military issues in the war; the domestic implications; and the postwar environment and planning for peace.

Author : James Gow
Publisher : Brassey's
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029890137

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Iraq, the Gulf Conflict, and the World Community by James Gow Pdf

Author : Micah L. Sifry,Christopher Cerf
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Persian Gulf War, 1991.
ISBN : 0812919475

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The Gulf War Reader by Micah L. Sifry,Christopher Cerf Pdf

Draws on official government documents, political commentaries, speeches, and other writings to examine events leading up to the Persian Gulf War, the battle to free Kuwait, and the impact of the war on the Middle East and on world politics

Author : Yahya R. Kamalipour,Lee Artz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780742572140

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Bring 'Em On by Yahya R. Kamalipour,Lee Artz Pdf

How were the American people prepared for the war on Iraq? How have political agents and media gatekeepers sought to develop public support for the first preventive war of the modern age? Bring 'Em On highlights the complex links between media and politics, analyzing how communication practices are modified in times of crisis to protect political interests or implement political goals. International contributors in mass communication, political science, and sociology address how U.S. institutional media practices, government policy, and culture can influence public mobilization for war.

Author : Ole R. Holsti
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472066196

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Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy by Ole R. Holsti Pdf

Explores the role of public opinion in the conduct of foreign relations.

Author : Kenneth Pollack
Publisher : Random House
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781588363411

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The Threatening Storm by Kenneth Pollack Pdf

In The Threatening Storm, Kenneth M. Pollack, one of the world’s leading experts on Iraq, provides a masterly insider’s perspective on the crucial issues facing the United States as it moves toward a new confrontation with Saddam Hussein. For the past fifteen years, as an analyst on Iraq for the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, Kenneth Pollack has studied Saddam as closely as anyone else in the United States. In 1990, he was one of only three CIA analysts to predict the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. As the principal author of the CIA’s history of Iraqi military strategy and operations during the Gulf War, Pollack gained rare insight into the methods and workings of what he believes to be the most brutal regime since Stalinist Russia. Examining all sides of the debate and bringing a keen eye to the military and geopolitical forces at work, Pollack ultimately comes to this controversial conclusion: through our own mistakes, the perfidy of others, and Saddam’s cunning, the United States is left with few good policy options regarding Iraq. Increasingly, the option that makes the most sense is for the United States to launch a full-scale invasion, eradicate Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction, and rebuild Iraq as a prosperous and stable society—for the good of the United States, the Iraqi people, and the entire region. Pollack believed for many years that the United States could prevent Saddam from threatening the stability of the Persian Gulf and the world through containment—a combination of sanctions and limited military operations. Here, Pollack explains why containment is no longer effective, and why other policies intended to deter Saddam ultimately pose a greater risk than confronting him now, before he gains possession of nuclear weapons and returns to his stated goal of dominating the Gulf region. “It is often said that war should be employed only in the last resort,” Pollack writes. “I reluctantly believe that in the case of the threat from Iraq, we have come to the last resort.” Offering a view of the region that has the authority and force of an intelligence report, Pollack outlines what the leaders of neighboring Arab countries are thinking, what is necessary to gain their support for an invasion, how a successful U.S. operation would be mounted, what the likely costs would be, and how Saddam might react. He examines the state of Iraq today—its economy, its armed forces, its political system, the status of its weapons of mass destruction as best we understand them, and the terrifying security apparatus that keeps Saddam in power. Pollack also analyzes the last twenty years of relations between the United States and Iraq to explain how the two countries reached the unhappy standoff that currently prevails. Commanding in its insights and full of detailed information about how leaders on both sides will make their decisions, The Threatening Storm is an essential guide to understanding what may be the crucial foreign policy challenge of our time.