Confronting Saddam Hussein: Invasion of Iraq a tale of "fear, power, and hubris"

<p>In this edition of<strong> Wilson Center NOW,</strong> we are joined by <strong>Melvyn P. Leffler,</strong> Professor Emeritus of American History at The University of Virginia and Co-Chair of the History and Public Policy Program’s Advisory Board. He highlights his new book, <strong><a title= "https://www.amazon.com/Confronting-Saddam-Hussein-George-Invasion/dp/0197610773/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1675278010&refinements=p_27%3AMelvyn+leffler&s=books&sr=1-1" contenteditable="false" href= "https://www.amazon.com/Confronting-Saddam-Hussein-George-Invasion/dp/0197610773/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1675278010&refinements=p_27%3AMelvyn+leffler&s=books&sr=1-1"> Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush and the Invasion of Iraq</a>.  </strong>Leffler “vividly portrays the emotions and anxieties that shaped the thinking of the president after the shocking events of 9/11 and shows how fear, hubris, and power influenced Bush's approach to Saddam Hussein's Iraq.”</p>