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The Regime Change Consensus: Iraq in American Politics, 1990-2003
THE REGIME CHANGE CONSENSUS: IRAQ IN AMERICAN POLITICS, 1990-2003 Joseph Stieb A dissertation submitted to the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences. Chapel Hill 2019 Approved by: Wayne Lee Michael Morgan Benjamin Waterhouse Daniel Bolger Hal Brands ©2019 Joseph David Stieb ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii ABSTRACT Joseph David Stieb: The Regime Change Consensus: Iraq in American Politics, 1990-2003 (Under the direction of Wayne Lee) This study examines the containment policy that the United States and its allies imposed on Iraq after the 1991 Gulf War and argues for a new understanding of why the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. At the core of this story is a political puzzle: Why did a largely successful policy that mostly stripped Iraq of its unconventional weapons lose support in American politics to the point that the policy itself became less effective? I argue that, within intellectual and policymaking circles, a claim steadily emerged that the only solution to the Iraqi threat was regime change and democratization. While this “regime change consensus” was not part of the original containment policy, a cohort of intellectuals and policymakers assembled political support for the idea that Saddam’s personality and the totalitarian nature of the Baathist regime made Iraq uniquely immune to “management” strategies like containment. The entrenchment of this consensus before 9/11 helps explain why so many politicians, policymakers, and intellectuals rejected containment after 9/11 and embraced regime change and invasion. -
Democratic Vanguardism
Democratic Vanguardism Modernity, Intervention, and the making of the Bush Doctrine Michael Harland A Thesis Submitted in Fulfillment of The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History Department of History University of Canterbury 2013 For Francine Contents Acknowledgements 1 Abstract 3 Introduction 4 1. America at the Vanguard: Democracy Promotion and the Bush Doctrine 16 2. Assessing History’s End: Thymos and the Post-Historic Life 37 3. The Exceptional Nation: Power, Principle and American Foreign Policy 55 4. The “Crisis” of Liberal Modernity: Neoconservatism, Relativism and Republican Virtue 84 5. An “Intoxicating Moment:” The Rise of Democratic Globalism 123 6. The Perfect Storm: September 11 and the coming of the Bush Doctrine 159 Conclusion 199 Bibliography 221 1 Acknowledgements Over the three years I spent researching and writing this thesis, I have received valuable advice and support from a number of individuals and organisations. My supervisors, Peter Field and Jeremy Moses, were exemplary. As my senior supervisor, Peter provided a model of a consummate historian – lively, probing, and passionate about the past. His detailed reading of my work helped to hone the thesis significantly. Peter also allowed me to use his office while he was on sabbatical in 2009. With a library of over six hundred books, the space proved of great use to an aspiring scholar. Jeremy Moses, meanwhile, served as the co-supervisor for this thesis. His research on the connections between liberal internationalist theory and armed intervention provided much stimulus for this study. Our discussions on the present trajectory of American foreign policy reminded me of the continuing pertinence of my dissertation topic. -
Congressional Tribute to President Gerald R. Ford
Gerald R. Ford Late a President of the United States h MEMORIAL TRIBUTES DELIVERED IN CONGRESS VerDate jan 13 2004 15:39 Nov 26, 2007 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 8166 Sfmt 8166 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE cong.17 David Hume Kennerly, courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Gerald R. Ford VerDate jan 13 2004 15:39 Nov 26, 2007 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 8166 Sfmt 8166 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE 33200.014 [110TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION ... HOUSE DOCUMENT NO. 110–61] MEMORIAL SERVICES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TRIBUTES IN EULOGY OF Gerald R. Ford LATE A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Compiled Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on Printing UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2007 VerDate jan 13 2004 15:39 Nov 26, 2007 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 8166 Sfmt 8166 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE VerDate jan 13 2004 15:39 Nov 26, 2007 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 8166 Sfmt 8166 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE House Concurrent Resolution No. 128 (Mr. BRADY submitted the following concurrent resolution) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, May 22, 2007. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), SECTION 1. COMMEMORATIVE DOCUMENT AU- THORIZED. (a) IN GENERAL.—A commemorative document in mem- ory of the late President of the United States, GERALD RUDOLPH FORD, shall be printed as a House document, with illustrations and suitable binding, under the direc- tion of the Joint Committee on Printing. -
Congressional Record—Senate S7681
July 16, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7681 ‘‘The Cubist Cockatoo: Preliminary Explo- and President Gerald R. Ford turned 88 Staff to President Ford and Secretary of De- ration of Joseph Cornell’s Hommages to on July 14. A birthday tribute to our fense in the first Bush administration. Juan Gris,’’ Philadelphia Museum of Art 38th President was written by White On May 21st, at the John F. Kennedy Li- Bulletin, June 1978. brary and Museum in Boston, Mass., Mr. ‘‘The Fist of Boccioni meets Miss FlicFlic House correspondent Trude B. Feldman Ford was the recipient of the John F. Ken- ChiapChiap,’’ Art News, November 1980. for the New York Times Syndicate; and nedy Profile In Courage Award. Presented by Introductory essay to exhibition catalogue it includes reflections by former Presi- the former President’s daughter, Caroline, for Futurism and the International Avant- dents Richard Nixon and Ronald and his brother, Senator Edward M. Kennedy Garde (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1980). Reagan, given to Ms. Feldman for Ger- (D-Mass.), the award cites President Ford’s ‘‘We have eyes as well as ears,’’ essay for ald Ford’s 80th birthday. I ask unani- courage in making the controversial decision publication accompanying exhibition ‘‘John mous consent that the article be print- of conscience to pardon former President Cage: Scores and Prints’’, 1982. Richard M. Nixon. ed in the RECORD. ‘‘Duchamp, 1911–1915,’’ in the exhibition Twenty seven years ago on August 9, 1974, catalogue Marcel Duchamp (Tokyo, The President Ford was a healing force at Richard Nixon resigned the presidency of the Seibu Museum of Art). -
Gerald R. Ford * 1913–2006
Gerald R. Ford o 1913–2006 VerDate jan 13 2004 11:28 Mar 20, 2008 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 8164 Sfmt 8164 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE VerDate jan 13 2004 11:28 Mar 20, 2008 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 8164 Sfmt 8164 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE Gerald R. Ford Late a President of the United States h MEMORIAL TRIBUTES DELIVERED IN CONGRESS VerDate jan 13 2004 11:28 Mar 20, 2008 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 8166 Sfmt 8166 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE cong.17 David Hume Kennerly, courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Gerald R. Ford VerDate jan 13 2004 11:28 Mar 20, 2008 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 8166 Sfmt 8166 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE 33200.014 [110TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION ... HOUSE DOCUMENT NO. 110–61] MEMORIAL SERVICES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND TRIBUTES IN EULOGY OF Gerald R. Ford LATE A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Compiled Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on Printing UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2007 VerDate jan 13 2004 11:28 Mar 20, 2008 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 8166 Sfmt 8166 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE VerDate jan 13 2004 11:28 Mar 20, 2008 Jkt 033200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 8166 Sfmt 8166 C:\DOCS\FORD\33200.TXT CRS1 PsN: SKAYNE House Concurrent Resolution No. 128 (Mr. BRADY submitted the following concurrent resolution) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, May 22, 2007. -
Silhouette of Memories
SILHOUETTE OF MEMORIES Silhouette of Memories A look at the last 60 years shows the history of the Far Eastern Group and Taiwan’s leap onto the world stage. These stories have demonstrated the characteristics and vision of the Far Eastern Group. Former President of the R.O.C. Mr. Ching-Kuo Chiang visited Asia Cement’s Hsinchu plant in 1960 38 p38-49(0809).indd 38 2011/8/9 2:44:23 AM 1 1 Former Minister of Finance, Mr. P. Y. Hsu, 4 visiting Far Eastern Textile’s Banqiao plant 2 5 2 Secretary General of the Council for U.S. 3 Aid, Mr. K. T. Li, accompanied Mr. Phillip from the Development Loan Fund on a visit to Asia Cement’s Hsinchu plant in 1960 3 Former Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr. Chung-Jung Yin, visited Far Eastern Textile’s Banqiao plant 4 Former Vice President, Mr. Tung-Min Hsieh, visited Asia Cement’s Hualien plant in 1975 5 Former Premier of the Executive Yuan, Mr. Y. S. Sun, attended Far Eastern International Bank’s opening ceremony banquet in 1992 39 p38-49(0809).indd 39 2011/8/9 2:44:26 AM SILHOUETTE OF MEMORIES Mr. Yu-Ziang Hsu was awarded the Order of the Brilliant Star, presented by former President of the R.O.C. Mr. Teng-Hui Lee in 1999 40 p38-49(0809).indd 40 2011/8/9 2:44:28 AM 1 1 Former President of the R.O.C. Mr. Chia-Kan 4 <HQYLVLWHGWKHÀUVW$PHULFDQSURGXFWVVKRZDW 2 Far Eastern Department Stores in 1973 5 3 2 Former President of the R.O.C. -
Entire Issue
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 16, 2001 No. 98 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was THE JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF OFFICIAL OB- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- JECTORS FOR THE PRIVATE pore (Mr. MILLER of Florida). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The CALENDAR FOR THE 107TH CON- Chair has examined the Journal of the f GRESS last day’s proceedings and announces The SPEAKER pro tempore. On be- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER to the House his approval thereof. PRO TEMPORE half of the majority and minority lead- Pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, the Jour- erships, the Chair announces that the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- nal stands approved. official objectors for the Private Cal- fore the House the following commu- endar for the 107th Congress are as fol- nication from the Speaker: f lows: WASHINGTON, DC, For the majority: July 16, 2001. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. COBLE, North Carolina; I hereby appoint the Honorable DAN MIL- Mr. BARR, Georgia; LER to act as Speaker pro tempore on this The SPEAKER pro tempore led the Mr. CHABOT, Ohio. day. Pledge of Allegiance as follows: For the minority: J. DENNIS HASTERT, Mr. BOUCHER, Virginia; Speaker of the House of Representatives. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Ms. DELAURO, Connecticut. f United States of America, and to the Repub- f lic for which it stands, one nation under God, PRAYER indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -
Gerald R. Ford Oral History Project Chris Demuth Interviewed by Richard Norton Smith July 16, 2009
Gerald R. Ford Oral History Project Chris DeMuth Interviewed by Richard Norton Smith July 16, 2009 Smith: First of all, thank you for doing this. We’re interested in knowing about AEI and President Ford’s relationship with AEI. How it evolved over the years and things like the World Forum and other events. A little bit about AEI; how it existed before Gerald Ford was part of it. DeMuth: The American Enterprise Institute goes back many, many years. It was founded in 1943, and was active, for example, in decontrol of the economy following World War II. That was one of its early missions. It pioneered the idea of the think tank, which has now become very common. There are lots of think tanks in Washington, but the basic techniques were developed by people at AEI in the 1950s. Which was to commission topflight academics to do serious research; not lobbying propaganda, but serious research on important policy issues; foreign policy, domestic issues, economics across the board; and then to take that work and produce it in a kind of brief, digestible, document that even a congressman can understand. And circulate them very aggressively around on the Hill, arrange for academics to give testimony before Congress on something the United Nations or farm policy or tax policy, or whatever. It was a very small outfit, but doing serious work, getting attention in the mid- 1950s, and it had a strong free-market, pro-private enterprise cast. And it sort of set itself against the establishment wisdom of Washington. It’s never been a partisan organization.