| ID | 177545 |
| Title Proper | No more Iraqs |
| Other Title Information | analysing use of force decisions during the Obama administration |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McHugh, Kelly A |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article, I focus on a subset of Obama’s foreign policy views, namely his beliefs about the appropriate circumstances under which the United States should engage in armed conflict. I argue that the Iraq war served as a formative event in the development of Obama’s worldview. He derived distinct lessons from this policy failure, leading him to articulate a restrictive set of conditions that should be met before the United States considered intervening in the internal politics of another nation, absent a direct threat to national security. I undertake a detailed examination of two case studies – the administration’s debates leading to the 2011 intervention in Libya and the decision not to intervene in Syria in 2013 – and demonstrate how the lessons of Iraq shaped Obama’s policy choices at critical junctures in the deliberations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Change Peace and Security Vol. 33, No.1; Feb 2021: p.1-21 |
| Journal Source | Global Change Peace and Security Vol: 33 No 1 |
| Key Words | Syria ; Libya ; Iraq War ; Obama ; Analogies |