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War made easy how presidents and pundits keep spinning us to death

"Brutally persuasive... A must-read for those who would like greater context with their bitter morning coffee. " Los Angeles Times "Withdrawal now would cripple U.S. credibility.
eBook, English, 2006
Wiley : John Wiley [distributor], Hoboken, N.J., Chichester, 2006
1 online resource
9781118040324, 1118040325
1191046195
Prologue: Building Agendas for War. 1. America Is a Fair and Noble Superpower. 2. Our Leaders Will Do Everything They Can to Avoid War. 3. Our Leaders Would Never Tell Us Outright Lies. 4. This Guy Is a Modern-Day Hitler. 5. This Is about Human Rights. 6. This Is Not at All about Oil or Corporate Profits. 7. They Are the Aggressors, Not Us. 8. If This War Is Wrong, Congress Will Stop It. 9. If This War Is Wrong, the Media Will Tell Us. 10. Media Coverage Brings War Into Our Living Rooms. 11. Opposing the War Means Siding with the Enemy. 12. This Is a Necessary Battle in the War on Terrorism. 13. What the U.S. Government Needs Most Is Better PR. 14. The Pentagon Fights Wars as Humanely as Possible. 15. Our Soldiers Are Heroes, Theirs Are Inhuman. 16. America Needs the Resolve to Kick the "Vietnam Syndrome." 17. Withdrawal Would Cripple U.S. Credibility. Afterword. Notes. Acknowledgments. Index.