Book review: Obama, the media and framing the U.S. exit from Iraq and Afghanistan by Erika G. King

Obama, the Media, and Framing the U.S. Exit from Iraq and Afghanistan examines two case studies of presidential and media framing: the weeks surrounding the formal announcements of Obama’s December 2009 “surge-then-exit” strategy from Afghanistan; and the end of combat operations in Iraq in August 2010. Patrick Weir finds that Erika G. King’s compelling conclusions make this book is attractive to students interested in media framing, war studies, and foreign politics.