"This Will Not Stand." The Decision to Fight Saddam

Abstract

This report examines the historical events, along with actions and decisions of key players in the U.S. government that led to American involvement in the Persian Gulf War. It uses a modified version of A Practitioner's Framework for Decision Making to discuss the roles played by the key participants in the national security decisions during the time period leading up to the beginning of the war. The American Government goes to war reluctantly and only after a comprehensive consideration of the consequences. The decision to fight was a logical result of an institutionalized process that involved the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. Government.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA432215

Entities

People

  • Nancy L. Hoffer

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Judicial Branch
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies