TY - BOOK AU - Renshon,Jonathan AU - George, Alexander L. TI - Why leaders choose war: the psychology of prevention SN - 0275990850 (alk. paper) U1 - 355.0275 PY - 2006/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger Security International KW - War KW - Causes KW - Preemptive attack (Military science) KW - United States KW - Military policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-217) and index; Preventive war : an introduction -- Preventing what? the Suez Canal crisis -- Israel's preventive strike against Iraq -- How real was "Dr. Strangelove?" American preventive war thinking post-WWII -- To the brink-- India and Pakistan's nuclear standoff -- Preventive war as a grand strategy? George W. Bush and "Operation Iraqi Freedom" -- Conclusion : preventive war in perspective ER -