Pandora's Trap

THOMAS PRESTON is C.O. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Director of The School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs at Washington State University. He is a faculty research associate at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, New York, and at CRISMART (The National Center for Crisis Management, Research, and Training) at the Swedish National Defense College, Stockholm, Sweden. His current research involves a number of projects on nuclear/biological weapons proliferation, presidential leadership and leader-adviser interactions in foreign policy decision making, and the psychology of bioterrorism. He frequently serves as a consultant for various U.S. governmental departments and agencies. Dr. Preston has published numerous articles and books, including From Lambs to Lions, The President and His Inner Circle, and Introduction to Political Psychology.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: A Tale of Two Texans: the Leadership Styles of George W. Bush and Lyndon JohnsonChapter 3: The Politics of Blame Avoidance: Presidential Strategies for Surviving the Washington 'Blame Game'Chapter 4: Opening Pandora's Box: Blame Avoidance, 9/11, and the Push for War with IraqChapter 5: Opening Pandora's Box: Blame Avoidance During the Iraq WarChapter 6: Bush and Iraq: Revisiting the Vietnam AnalogyBibliography

Thomas Preston illuminates the unattractive underside of the making of U.S. foreign policy. He shows how and why the public face of some major decisions has diverged substantially from the inside reality.