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The fall of the house of Bush : the untold story of how a band of true believers seized the executive branch, started the Iraq War, and still imperils America's future / Craig Unger.

Unger, Craig. (Author).

Summary:

From the author of the bestselling "House of Bush, House of Saud" comes a chilling account of the secret relationship between neoconservative policy makers and the Christian Right, and how this alliance has led America into a catastrophic quagmire in the Middle East.

Record details

  • ISBN: 074328075X
  • ISBN: 9780743280754
  • Physical Description: vii, 437 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner edition
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Scribner, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-416) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Oedipus Tex -- Redeemer nation -- Birth of the neocons -- The foreshadowing -- Into the fray -- The prodigal son -- The age of unreason -- First son -- The righteous assassin -- Ripe for the plucking -- Dog whistle politics -- Grandmaster Cheney -- Cheney's gambit -- In the shadows -- Fear : the marketing campaign -- The good soldier -- Season of mirth -- An angel directs the storm.
Subject:
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Conservatism > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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