George Bush Vs. Saddam Hussein: Military Success! Political Failure?

The Gulf War, contends Hilsman, was brought on not by the clash of national interests, but by the intense personal rivalry between George Bush, Sr., and Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein is a villain, but a villain who rose to power in a society of villains; a man driven by very real and human fears. George Bush, Sr., is also a driven man, who manipulated the press and news from the region while ignoring the counsel of many military and diplomatic experts during what some observers called his ³headlong rush to war.² This important study allows the reader to consider carefully the validity of Bush, Sr.¹s, claim to be the ³foreign policy pres.² based on his handling of the Persian Gulf crisis. A controversial work!Roger Hilsman is the author of 'George Bush Vs. Saddam Hussein: Military Success! Political Failure?', published 1992 under ISBN 9780756753269 and ISBN 0756753260.