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Summary Note

Explores the war in Iraq, the presidency of George W. Bush, and the future of democracy, warning about the dangers of America's policy shift from containment to preventive war, and urging for continued patriotism in the face of dissent.

General Note

Includes index.

Content Note

Unilateralism: the oldest doctrine in American foreign policy -- Eyeless in Iraq : the Bush doctrine and its consequences -- The imperial presidency redux -- Patriotism and dissent in wartime -- How to democratize American democracy -- Has democracy a future? -- The inscrutability of history.