The 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq was intensely controversial. Australia joined in the war, while Canada refused to. Australia, Canada, and Iraq is a collection of essays by world leaders and esteemed academics that offers a fresh review of the war and the critical Australian and Canadian decisions regarding it.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dundurn Press
ISBN-10
1459731514
ISBN-13
9781459731516
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208614737
Product Key Features
Book Title
Australia, Canada, and Iraq : Perspectives on an Invasion
Author
Jack Cunningham
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), International Relations / General, Australia & New Zealand, Military / Canada
Publication Year
2015
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
2
Lc Classification Number
Ds79.76
Reviews
Canada's example, which takes the war power out of the hands of the prime minister alone, is one for Australia to consider.
Table of Content
Contents Introduction Jack Cunningham and Ramesh Thakur 1. Staying Out of Iraq Reflections by the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien 2. We Were Right to Invade Iraq The Right Honourable John Howard 3. Parliamentary Democracies at War: A Panel Discussion 4. The Shock of the Iraq War, and Awe at the Lingering Effects of the Folly Ramesh Thakur 5. The Iraq Invasion and U.S.-U.N. Relations Roger Coate 6. The U.S. Alliance of Strategic Cousins John Blaxland 7. Australia's International Deployments in Historical Perspective William Maley 8. War and the Canadian Liberal Conscience John English 9. Why Australia Invaded Iraq: A Study in Alliance Management Hugh White 10. Cheerleaders of Folly: Australia's Misguided Attempt to be a Good Ally Charles Sampford 11. Taking the Off-Ramp: Canadian Diplomacy, Intelligence, and Decision-Making before the Iraq War Timothy Andrews Sayle 12. Toujours la Politesse? The "Impolite No" on Iraq in Historical Perspective Kim Richard Nossal 13. The Politics of Disarmament: Canada and the Invasion of Iraq, 2002-03 Jack Cunningham 14. Australian Public Opinion Toward the Iraq War Ian McAllister Appendix Index