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The imperial temptation: the new world order and America's purpose

1992; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 30; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.30-1191

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Philip Zelikow, Robert W. Tucker, David C. Hendrickson,

Military History and Strategy

Criticizing the military assault on Iraq as a disproportionate and inhumane response, the authors contend that President Bush seized on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait to crystallize his vision of a new world order that would reclaim America's position of world leadership. By leaving Iraq in chaos, America has succumbed to an temptation without discharging the classic duties of imperial rule.