Presidential Decisions for War: Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and IraqJHU Press, 2009年3月1日 - 344 頁 Following World War II, Americans expected that the United States would wage another major war against a superpower. Instead, the nation has fought limited wars against much weaker states, such as North Korea, North Vietnam, and Iraq. This revised and updated edition of Presidential Decisions for War analyzes the means by which four presidents have taken the nation to war and assesses the effectiveness of each president's leadership during those conflicts. Gary Hess recreates the unfolding crises in Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq to probe the reasons why Presidents Truman, Johnson, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush and their advisors decided in favor of war. He compares the performance of the commanders-in-chief and evaluates how effectively each understood U.S. interests, explored alternatives to war, adhered to constitutional processes, and built congressional, popular, and international support. A new conclusion points out, that unlike the administrations of Truman, Johnson, and the elder Bush, George W. Bush's White House actively sought to change the international order through preemptive war and aggressive democracy building. Fully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership—or its absence—directly affects the outcome of wars. |
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... House. (While the White House was undergoing extensive renovations, Blair House—located across the street—was being used as the temporary presidential home; White House offices were still available to the president and his staff for ...
... White House released a statement justifying the expanded US. military role in terms of upholding the United Nations. Truman explained that, because the North Koreans had ignored the UN. Security Council resolution of June 25, he had ...
... White House later that evening for a personal conference with Truman. He reported that Chiang Kai-shek had offered thirty-three thousand seasoned Chinese Nationalist forces to join the UN. operations in Korea. Truman wanted to accept ...
... White House had “clearly indicated to me that the President would wish carefully to consider with his top advisors before authorizing introduction of American combat forces into battle areas.” The urgency of MacArthur's request, which ...
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Decision by Indecision | |
America keeps | |
The Strategy | |
This aggression | |
The Imperatives | |
Time is not | |
History Overpowers | |
Bibliographical Essay | |
Index | |