Leading the public to war? The influence of American public opinion on the Bush administration's decision to go to war in Iraq

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-294

  Foyle, Douglas C ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4344580480     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edh025     Document Type: Review

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