Frustrated Empire
Ryan, David![Frustrated Empire](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/309/3093757/CHSBZCOP033093757.jpg)
Examining the broad contexts of US foreign policy and the lingering aftermath of the Vietnam War, David Ryan argues that these events created an opportunistic framing of 9/11, paving the way for the long-held neo-conservative desire for regime change and war in Iraq. He examines the construction of the cultural framework for war following 9/11, the legitimacy of military force in Afghanistan, the rise of anti-Americanism, within the broader co...