Fear, Anger and Failure
Language: English
Published by Agathon Pr, 2003
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: En 'Fear, Anger and Failure', William Pfaff ofrece un análisis crítico de la guerra contra el terrorismo y los eventos que la influyeron, desde los ataques del 11 de septiembre de 2001 hasta la derrota en Bagdad. El libro examina la política estadounidense y las figuras clave, así como el impacto de las acciones de la administración Bush en las relaciones de Washington con sus aliados europeos. También aborda la lucha israelí-palestina y sus implicaciones para los intereses estadounidenses en Oriente Medio. Pfaff analiza la preparación para la guerra, las direcciones políticas y económicas que Estados Unidos ha tomado desde entonces, y las implicaciones geopolíticas para Europa y el resto del mundo. EAN: 9780875862552 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Fear, Anger and Failure Autor: William Pfaff Editorial: Agathon Pr Idioma: en Páginas: 284 Formato: tapa dura.
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- Title
- Fear, Anger and Failure
- Author
- William Pfaff
- Publisher
- Agathon Pr
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0875862551
- ISBN 13
- 9780875862552
The book opens on the afternoon of 9/11, with Pfaff analyzing the attacks’ psychology, their likely links to the Israeli Palestinian conflict, and the limits of revenge and high tech security measures. From there, he follows the rapid shift from the campaign in Afghanistan to the push for war in Iraq, highlighting how al Qaeda’s presence was overstated, how intelligence was politicized, and how the language of “evil” and “preemptive war” reshaped American policy debates.
Pfaff offers a running account of Washington’s fracture with key European allies, especially France and Germany, over unilateralism, arms control, and the sidelining of the United Nations. Writing from Paris, he captures European anger over the abandonment of multilateral rules, the dismissal of inspections in Iraq, and the wider consequences for NATO and the EU.
On the domestic front, he tracks the expansion of executive power: the effective suspension of habeas corpus for non citizens, the creation of military tribunals, unprecedented wartime censorship, and the normalization of talk about torture. He also examines the economic and corporate interests that quickly attached themselves to the occupation of Iraq, including the privatization of state industries and the expectation of profits from reconstruction contracts.
Interwoven through these chronological sections are Pfaff’s recurring themes: America’s “defective sense of history” and sense of exceptional destiny; the tension between “hard” military power and “soft” influence; and the danger of recasting political conflicts with the Muslim world as an unending cultural or religious war. He contrasts the administration’s utopian visions of transforming the region with the realities of insurgency, occupation, and eroding global legitimacy.
Fear, Anger and Failure will interest readers of contemporary history, international relations, and U.S. politics who want a clear, critical narrative of how the war on terror was conceived, sold, and fought — and why its outcomes diverged so sharply from its promises.
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