Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq

A vivid portrayal of what drove George W. Bush to invade Iraq in 2003—an outcome that was in no way predetermined.

America's decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 is arguably the most important foreign policy choice of the entire post-Cold War era. Nearly two decades after the event, it remains central to understanding current international politics and US foreign relations.

In Confronting Saddam Hussein, the eminent historian of US foreign policy Melvyn P. Leffler analyzes why the US chose...