02977cam a2200469 a 4500 119012 20230410120943.0 101012s2009 nyua b 001 0 eng d 16498588 2010513617 (OCoLC)ocn191931856 BTCTA BTCTA BKX ZJI YDXCP IUL KSU MEU MJC VP@ CDX GEBAY DLC lccopycat n-us--- JC 573.2 C718f 2009 320.52 Colodny, Len. The forty years war : the rise and fall of the neocons, from Nixon to Obama / Len Colodny and Tom Shachtman. 40 years war 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2009. xiv, 489 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. BOOK ONE: OPPOSING NIXON. 1. THE ROAD TO CHINA. Nixon's foreign policy dreams -- The anti-Nixon -- Sending signals -- Young men in a hurry -- "Actual or feigned" -- Cambodia and Echo -- Crises expose fissures -- Approaching the zenith -- 2. UNDERMINING THE PRESIDENCY. Making allies into enemies -- A federal offense of the highest order -- Three out of three, Mr. President -- A meeting of mind-sets -- Actions and reactions -- 3. THE HAIG ADMINISTRATION. Three quick strikes -- Nullifying Nixon -- Protecting the flanks -- Endgame -- BOOK TWO: THE TRIUMPH OF THE NEOCONS. 4. THE POST-NIXON YEARS. A short honeymoon -- Yielding to the right -- Primary battles -- The Carter interregnum -- 5. THE REAGAN EVOLUTION. Fits and starts -- The high tide of anti-communism, and after -- Not going to Baghdad -- The post-Cold War dilemma -- 6. FULL POWER. Neocons versus Clinton -- From candidate to Bush -- The neocon hour of triumph -- The Cheney regency -- Losing power -- Foreign affairs and the 2008 election. An exposâe of the neo-conservative movement throughout the past four decades documents its role in undermining the Nixon administration, supporting Reagan, and promoting the war in Iraq, in a report that draws on declassified documents and other official sources. Includes bibliographical references (p. [437]-467) and index. Conservatism United States History 20th century. Conservatism United States History 21st century. Conservadurismo Estados Unidos Historia siglo 20. Conservadurismo Estados Unidos Historia siglo 21 United States Politics and government 1945-1989. United States Politics and government 1989- Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1945-1989. Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1989- Conservatism United States History. sears United States Politics and government. sears USA Regierung swd Geschichte 1970-2009 swd Konservativismus swd Shachtman, Tom, 1942- lcc bk YSL 55048 55048 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 JC 573.2 C718f 2009 00000112142 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk