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Selling war to America : from the Spanish American War to the global war on terror by Eugene Secunda
"The authors find that undeclared wars were often prompted by presidential actions: Korea was a UN "police action"; Vietnam was fought to halt the spread communism; the Gulf War ostensibly was fought to restore an insubstantial Arab "democracy" (Kuwait) and retaliate for "atrocities" (staged and promoted by a public relations firm). The authors devote major attention to the Iraq War, instigated by doubtful CIA intelligence and phantom weapons of mass destruction in a nation not proven to be a sponsor of terror. The authors argue that Bush and Cheney sold the war by exploiting post-9/11 fears." - Editorial Reviews
"The authors find that undeclared wars were often prompted by presidential actions: Korea was a UN "police action"; Vietnam was fought to halt the spread communism; the Gulf War ostensibly was fought to restore an insubstantial Arab "democracy" (Kuwait) and retaliate for "atrocities" (staged and promoted by a public relations firm). The authors devote major attention to the Iraq War, instigated by doubtful CIA intelligence and phantom weapons of mass destruction in a nation not proven to be a sponsor of terror. The authors argue that Bush and Cheney sold the war by exploiting post-9/11 fears." - Editorial Reviews