Temptations of Power: The United States in Global Politics After 9/11

by Philip Towle (Author), Robert J. Professor Jackson (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $118.30

  Temptations of Power examines the new security dilemma which confronted George W. Bush when terrorists proved on 9/11 that they could seriously wound a great military powers on home ground. The authors argue that the response was influenced by neo-conservative exaggeration of the efficacy of military power and belief in the US ability.