U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, And Iraq

With the passing of the eighth anniversary of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq, Dan Caldwell, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine, aims to rectify the absence of a comprehensive reference work for a holistic view of the resulting wars in his latest book.  While many books have been published on each of these wars, Vortex of Conflict: U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq (Stanford University Press) gives a clear, accurate account of their origins, especially how and why the U.S. became so involved in the affairs of Pakistan.