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Pandora's trap : presidential decision making and blame avoidance in Vietnam and Iraq / Thomas Preston.

Author: Preston, Thomas, 1963-

Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011.

Descriptionx, 264 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:A Tale of Two Texans: the Leadership Styles of George W. Bush and Lyndon Johnson -- The Politics of Blame Avoidance: Presidential Strategies for Surviving the Washington "Blame Game" -- Opening Pandora's Box: Blame Avoidance, 9/11, and the Push for War with Iraq -- Opening Pandora's Box: Blame Avoidance During the Iraq War -- Bush and Iraq: Revisiting the Vietnam Analogy.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.



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