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The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris (1st Edition) by Peter Beinart Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-06-145646-2 / 0061456462 ISBN-13: 978-0-06-145646-6 / 9780061456466 In The Icarus Syndrome, Peter Beinart tells a tale as old as the Greeks -- a story about the seductions of success. Beinart describes Washington on the eve of three wars -- World War One, Vietnam, and Iraq -- three moments when American leaders decided they could remake the world in their image. Eac |