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Despite The Overwhelming Opposition On The Left To The War In Iraq, Many Prominent Liberals Supported The War On Humanitarian Grounds. They Argued That The War Would Rid The World Of A Brutal Dictator And Liberate The Iraqi People From Totalitarian Oppression, Paving The Way For A Democratic Transformation Of The Country. In A Pact With The Devil Tony Smith Deftly Traces This Undeniable Drift In Mainstream Liberal Thinking Toward A More Militant Posture In World Affairs With Respect To Human Rights And Democracy Promotion. Beginning With The Wilsonian Quest To 'make The Worl Front Cover; A Pact With The Devil: Washington's Bid For World Supremacy And The Betrayal Of The American Promise; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The War Of Ideas; 1.the Bush Doctrine And The Bid For World Supremacy; 2.the Intellectual Origins Of The Bush Doctrine; 3.liberal Democratic Internationalism: Its Pre-classical, Classic, And Hegemonic Stages; 4.liberal Imperialism I: Democratic Peace Theory; 5.liberal Imperialism Ii: Democracy As A Universal Value; 6.liberal Imperialism Iii: Militarizing Humanitarianism; 7.liberal Fundamentalist Jihadism; Notes; Index Tony Smith. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 237-250) And Index. English