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Book SynopsisDespite the end of the Cold War, the frequency of U.S. military intervention has increased. While military intervention accelerated after 9/11, increasing intervention was demonstrably evident well before 2001. Presidential Decision Making and Military Intervention in the PostCold War Era: Go or No-Go analyzes presidential decision making regarding military intervention through a focused, structured comparison of go and no-go decisions from the four successive administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. Dennis Ricci explores competing explanations for why a presidential administration will decide to intervene in one situation and not in another. Since both the situations and decision makers vary across cases, Ricci analyzes explanations for intervention by asking: Why intervene? Why use force or not? Under what conditions or circumstances are intervention decisions made?
Table of ContentsChapter 1U.S. Military Intervention in The Post–Cold War Era Chapter 2Bush I: Persian Gulf War—Go Chapter 3Bush I: Bosnia—No-Go Chapter 4Clinton: Rwanda—No-Go Chapter 5 Clinton: Kosovo—Go Chapter 6 Bush II: Iraq—Go Chapter 7 Bush II: Iran—No-Go Chapter 8Obama: Libya—Go Chapter 9Obama: Syria—No-Go Chapter 10Military Intervention & Presidential Decision Making
