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Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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The Persian Gulf crisis may well have been the most extensively
polled episode in U.S. history as President Bush, his opponents,
and even Saddam Hussein appealed to, and tried to influence, public
opinion. As well documented as this phenomenon was, it remains
largely unexplained. John Mueller provides an account of the
complex relationship between American policy and public opinion
during the Gulf crisis.
Mueller analyzes key issues: the actual shallowness of public
support for war; the effect of public opinion on the media (rather
than the other way around); the use and misuse of polls by policy
makers; the American popular focus on Hussein's ouster as a central
purpose of the War; and the War's short-lived impact on voting. Of
particular interest is Mueller's conclusion that Bush succeeded in
leading the country to war by increasingly convincing the public
that it was inevitable, rather than right or wise.
Throughout, Mueller, author of "War, Presidents, and Public
Opinion," an analysis of public opinion during the Korean and
Vietnam wars, places this analysis of the Gulf crisis in a broad
political and military context, making comparisons to wars in
Panama, Vietnam, Korea, and the Falklands, as well as to World War
II and even the War of 1812. The book also collects nearly 300
tables charting public opinion through the Gulf crisis, making
"Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War" an essential reference for
anyone interested in recent American politics, foreign policy,
public opinion, and survey research.
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