Intelligence and U.S. foreign policy : Iraq, 9/11, and misguided reform / Paul R. Pillar.
| Author/creator | Pillar, Paul R., 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, ©2011. |
| Description | xvi, 413 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Intelligence and United States foreign policy |
| Contents | A comforting explanation for calamity -- Weapons of mass destruction and the Iraq war -- Alternative visions of the Iraq war -- Congress and the politics of the Iraq war -- Great decisions and the irrelevance of intelligence -- Politicization -- Scapegoats and spectator sport -- The never-ending issue -- Catharsis and 9/11 -- Responses to catharsis -- The illusion of reform -- Real reform -- Adapting policy to uncertainty. |
| Abstract | Discusses the interaction between intelligence gathering and policy making, showing how little policy-making is guided by intelligence and what intelligence reform will do (and has done) to the creation of policy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-400) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010048141 |
| ISBN | 9780231157926 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231157924 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JK468.I6 P55 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |