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Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan (Hardcover)
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Overcoming the Bush Legacy in Iraq and Afghanistan (Hardcover)
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The military adventure that George W. Bush embarked on within
months of his inauguration in 2001 was to eclipse everything else
in his presidency. His name will forever be synonymous with the
"war on terror." What started as a military response to al Qaeda's
attacks in New York and Washington on 9/11, with the goal of
neutralizing al Qaeda and its Taliban hosts in Afghanistan, quickly
fused with the neo-conservative agenda to dominate and reshape the
Middle East. Al Qaeda's terrorism was answered by the terror of
American military power, which has destroyed or blighted the lives
of millions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. Deepak Tripathi, a
former BBC correspondent who has kept a keen eye on the region for
more than three decades, identifies systematically the naive
calculations, strategic and operational blunders, disregard for
history and for other cultures, and even downright prejudice that
have brought so much harm to so many. The legacy of Bush's foreign
policy will take years to overcome, Tripathi argues. His war on
terror provoked resentment and violent opposition, opened up
sectarian divisions, and created Hobbesian conditions of war of all
against all. The long-term price tag for America has been estimated
at a colossal $3 trillion, but as Tripathi seeks to demonstrate,
the overall cost, in human and economic terms, will be
incalculable.
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