Strategic Preemption US Foreign Policy and the Second Iraq War US Foreign Policy and Conflict in the Islamic World Series

Placing the second US-Iraq conflict in the context of emerging trends in international relations, this exceptional, timely volume examines the broad framework of US policy toward Iraq under the administration of George W. Bush. The Second Iraq War marks the third time since 1991 that the United States has invaded a Muslim country, and this book details not only the specifics of the conflict, but the war's broad impact on US relations with Muslim states, both in a regional and global context. It analyzes the development of the previous US policy of containment to the new doctrine of preemption. The volume also: ¢ Examines the linkages between Al Qaeda's attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001 and the prosecution of the Second Iraq War. ¢

Contents: Introduction: the legacy of the past; US Iraq policy and September 11; The doctrine of preemption; Diplomacy and brinkmanship; A coalition of the willing; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Rebuilding and reconstruction; Conclusion: the future of US Iraq policy; Bibliography; Index.

Robert J. Pauly, Jr., is Associate Director of the International Development Program, and Assistant Professor of Political Science, at the University of Southern Mississippi, in Long Beach, Mississippi, USA. Tom Lansford is Assistant Dean for the College of Arts and Letters, and Associate Professor of Political Science, at the University of Southern Mississippi in Long Beach, Mississippi, USA.