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Going to war with the other : a study of U.S. foreign policies of violence / Evan O. Renfro

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Going to war with the other : a study of U.S. foreign policies of violence / Evan O. Renfro

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Chapter One Orientalism and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Match Made in Hell? Chapter Two Fear and Loathing in Vietnam: A Discursive Analysis of Policymaking 1964-1969 Chapter Three "Veiling the Threat of Terror" in Iraq Chapter Four It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times Conclusion

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The objective of this book is to use Edward Said's theory of Orientalism in order to increase our understanding of how and why the United States goes to war in the manner in which it has and does. I examined all cases of United States foreign policies of overt violence, bounded by and including, Vietnam (1964-1969) and Iraq (2003-2007). What this research showed was quite contrary to Orientalism’s expectations (as well as my own). While I cannot categorically deny the existence of any supportive evidence for Orientalism, there is clearly no extant pattern of such ideological discourse in any examined cases. The evidence uncovered in this book suggests a renewed caution when dealing with questions of Orientalism, and a more robust consideration of the empirical record

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