The matador's cape: America's reckless response to terror
Introduction -- Did religious extremism cause 9/11? -- Why military superiority breeds illusions -- How the war was lost -- Radicals trapped in the past -- A self-inflicted wound -- Searching for a new enemy after the Cold War -- Humanitarianism with teeth -- The war of the liberals -- The neo-conse...
| Summary: | Introduction -- Did religious extremism cause 9/11? -- Why military superiority breeds illusions -- How the war was lost -- Radicals trapped in the past -- A self-inflicted wound -- Searching for a new enemy after the Cold War -- Humanitarianism with teeth -- The war of the liberals -- The neo-conservative intifada -- Liberalism strangled by war -- The unilateralist curse -- Battling lawlessness with lawlessness -- The infallibility trap -- Conclusion |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-356) and index |
| Physical Description: | X, 367 S., 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-521-87516-1 978-0-521-87516-5 |
