TY - BOOK AU - Caldwell,Dan TI - Vortex of conflict: U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq SN - 9780804776653 (acid-free paper) AV - E902 .C34 2011 U1 - 973.93 22 PY - 2011///], ©2011 CY - Stanford, California PB - Stanford Security Studies KW - Afghan War, 2001- KW - Iraq War, 2003-2011 KW - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - 2001-2009 KW - Military policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-331) and index; Introduction : from Cold War to War on Terror -- The United States and Islamic countries -- Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the United States -- Iraq : from cradle of civilization to republic of fear -- The development of terrorism, 1991-2001 -- The Bush doctrine -- Assumptions -- Intelligence -- War plans -- Postwar reconstruction -- Policymaking -- Allies -- Strategy -- Lessons and legacies : twenty-six articles ER -