TY - BOOK AU - Yetiv,Steven A. TI - Explaining foreign policy: U.S. decision-making and the Persian Gulf War SN - 080187811X (pbk.) : AV - DS79.72 .Y475 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Persian Gulf War, 1991 KW - Causes KW - Diplomatic history KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - 1989-1993 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-279) and index; The United States, Iraq, and the Crisis: Some Background -- The Rational Actor Model -- A Cognitive Compass: Analogies at Work -- Constructing the Threat: Saddam the Global Menace -- Elements of Groupthink on the Road to War -- Government Politics: Not Much, Actually -- Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Evaluating the Perspectives -- Threading the Tale -- Tackling Puzzles and Developing Theory -- Understanding Government Behavior: Integrating Process, Choice, and Outcome -- Beyond the Gulf: Foreign Policy and World Politics -- Postscript: From War to War N2 - Special 20% Discount: Use discount code ER -