Presidents, politics, and military strategy: Electoral constraints during the Iraq War

How do electoral politics affect presidential decisionmaking in war? As both commander in chief and elected officeholder, presidents must inevitably balance competing objectives of the national interest and political survival when assessing alternative military strategies in war. Yet, how and when e...

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Main Author: Payne, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press 2020