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"Iraq, 1988-1990: Unexpectedly Heading toward War"

"Iraq, 1988-1990: Unexpectedly Heading toward War"

Book Chapter, Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990, pages 167-202

February 2007

Authors: Philip D. Zelikow, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program, Ernest R. May, Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program

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"In mid-1989, President George H.W. Bush attended a meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the final draft of National Security Directive 26 (NSD-26), which defined U.S. policy toward the Persian Gulf...."

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For Academic Citation:

Karabell, Zachary and Philip D. Zelikow, with assistance from Ernest R. May, Kirsten Lundberg, and Robert D. Johnson. "Iraq, 1988-1990: Unexpectedly Heading toward War." Chap. 6 in Dealing with Dictators: Dilemmas of U.S. Diplomacy and Intelligence Analysis, 1945-1990. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, February 2007.

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