Introduction
Comparative counterfactual analysis and the 2003 Iraq War
Leadership, political context(s) and the Iraq War
Democratic national security advisers
Domestic and congressional politics
American intelligence failures and miscalculations
Societal pressures and public opinion
International politics, global WMD consensus and UN power balancing
Hussein's mistakes, miscalculations and misperceptions
Summary and implications
Conclusion.
Explaining the Iraq War : counterfactual theory, logic and evidence by Frank P. Harvey. ISBN 9781107676589. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.