Superpower on Crusade : The Bush Doctrine in US Foreign Policy

Preface ix From the War on Communism to the War on Terror 1(26) Hegemony and Nationalism 2(6) Cold War Legacies: Vietnam and Beyond 8(4) National Security Consensus 12(2) Crusades 14(13) The Bush Doctrine 27(30) The Return of the Radical Right 28(2) Reinventing Reagan 30(3) George W. Bush and the Neocons 33(3) September 11 and Endless War 36(3) The Bush Doctrine at Its Core 39(18) False Pretenses: The War on Iraq 57(42) Prelude: Pursuing bin Laden 57(4) Eyes on the Prize 61(2) Preparing for Iraq 63(3) ``Blind and Improvident'' 66(3) Selling the War and Massaging the Evidence 69(11) The Intelligence Game Revealed 80(5) What Might Have Been 85(14) Fallout: The Perils and Profits of Empire 99(38) The Strategic Agenda 99(6) The Other Side of Victory 105(7) The Days After: Bringing Order to Iraq and Afghanistan 112(13) In Conclusion: Another Vietnam? 125(12) Rogues and Clients: The Long Arm of Unilateralism 137(44) The ``Axis of Evil'' 138(12) Friendly Rogues and Difficult Partners 150(15) Regime Change in the Hemisphere 165(4) Conclusion 169(12) The United States as Global Citizen 181(28) Human Rights 182(3) Poverty and Globalization 185(4) Environmental Protection 189(1) International Law and Organizations 190(7) Weapons Proliferation 197(3) Conclusion 200(9) Crusading: Costs and Alternatives 209(30) Risky Business 210(3) Failures of Leadership 213(2) A Human Development and Common Security Agenda 215(6) Toward Real Homeland Security 221(5) Finding a Way Out 226(2) The Second Bush Administration 228(11) Bibliography 239(12) Index 251(14) About the Book 265