Test by fire : the war presidency of George W. Bush / Robert Swansbrough.

1st ed.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

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This book revolves around three closely related questions. First, how did George W. Bush?a wisecracking cutup, mediocre student, failed oil patch entrepreneur and fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard?s?Champagne Unit??become a War President? Did George W. Bush go too far?invading Iraq, abandoning the Geneva Conventions? safeguards for captured prisoners and conducting surveillance over American citizens without court approval?in wielding his powers as War President? And finally, will George W. Bush receive history?s accolade as a great American president for his leadership in the war on terror?

Palgrave political & international studies collection 2008.

Print version: Swansbrough, Robert H. Test by fire. 1st ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

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April 19, 2018

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index.

* Foreword: Professor Loch Johnson * Preface * Introduction A War President₂s Decisions: Seeking Insights * Section I: Path to the White House * Star-Spangled Eyes: The Fortunate Son * Lone Star Challenger: A Taste of Power * White House Quest: Selling of the Son * Section II: A War President Emerges * The Early Months: Clear-Eyed Realism * Ignored Warnings: A Call to Destiny * New Kind of War: Breaking the Rules * March to War: Vision or Vengeance? * Bush's War: Break it. . . and It's Yours * Section III: Pursuing a Vision * Axis of Evil: An Inverted Threat Matrix? * Ending Tyranny: Bush's Democracy Agenda * Conclusion * Tested by Fire: Standards for Greatness.

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