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Arms Over Diplomacy Reflections on the Persian Gulf War
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Dennis Menos
Book Code: C4160
ISBN: 0-275-94160-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-94160-4
192 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 8/30/1992
List Price: $103.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
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Description: This book is about the U.S. rush to arms in the Persian Gulf, the tragic loss of life on both sides, the destruction inflicted on Kuwait and Iraq, and the many uncertainties that confront America in the aftermath of the war. It reflects the views of millions who believe that the war could have been prevented through diplomacy and negotiation. Menos concludes that the Persian Gulf war was unjust and unnecessary. To be just and necessary, it would have had to meet two key criteria: (1) the war would have had to be an act of last resort, after all efforts at a peaceful resolution had failed--which it was not, in view of the near-total absence of direct negotiations between the two sides; and (2) the "good" achieved from the war would have had to outweigh its harmful effects--which it did not, in light of the enormous destruction and loss of life caused by the fighting and its aftermath. Specialists in the fields of diplomacy, international relations, and the Middle East will find this book of particular interest.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • The Failure of Diplomacy--Both Sides Miscalculated, The Congress Backs the President, When the War Comes
  • The Air Battle--Launching Operation Desert Storm, Continuing Uncertainties, The Debate Over a Just War
  • Diplomacy Aborted Again--Apprehension Over a Premature Cease-Fire, Wanted: A Victory on the Battlefield, Defining Objectives, The President's Ultimatum
  • The 100-Hour Ground War--General Schwarzkopf and His "Hail Mary", The Most Popular War Ever, The Human Costs of "Victory"
  • A Nation in Turmoil--The Permanent Cease-Fire, Rebellion in the South, Rebellion in the North, The Effects of Strategic Bombing, Eliminating Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • The Middle East--Status Quo Ante Bellum Kuwait: Justice and Democracy Can Wait, Arms Proliferation Continues Unabated, Gulf Security as Elusive as Ever, Mission Impossible: Settling the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Saddam Hussein Remains in Power, The New World Order
  • Epilogue
  • Appendixes
  • Chronology
  • Additional Reading
  • Index
LC Card Number: 91-44450
LCC Class: DS79
Dewey Class: 955.704
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