TITLE

BUSH'S VANISHED CAPITAL

AUTHOR(S)

Schneider, William

PUB. DATE

March 2004

SOURCE

National Journal;3/27/2004, Vol. 36 Issue 13, p996

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Discusses the political capital which was spent by U.S. President George W. Bush on the war on Iraq in 2003. Support of the public to the war on Iraq; Views of Republicans and Democrats on the Iraq war based on a poll survey; Comments of presidential nominee John Kerry on the strategy made by Bush's administration on the Iraq war.

ACCESSION #

12845663

Tags: MILITARY capital;  IRAQ War, 2003-2011;  BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-;  KERRY, John, 1943-;  POLITICIANS

 

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