Beschreibung:
In Deceit on the Road to War, John M. Schuessler examines how U.S. presidents have deceived the American public about fundamental decisions of war and peace. Deception has been deliberate, he suggests, as presidents have sought to shift blame for war onto others in some cases and oversell its benefits in others.
Introduction: Democracy and Deception1. Explaining Democratic Deception2. Shifting Blame to the Axis: FDR's Undeclared War3. Shifting Blame to the Communists: LBJ and the Vietnam War4. Overselling the Iraq WarConclusion: Deception and Democracy in International RelationsNotesIndex