A War Too Far? Bush, Iraq, and the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 260-280

  McAllister, Ian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85055309312     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2006.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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