The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam HusseinW. W. Norton & Company, 2003 - Всего страниц: 427 To the dismay of many in the West, the Gulf War ended with Saddam Hussein still in control, still defiant, and more determined to use any means of striking back. How far did he go? And now that Afghanistan's ruling Taliban has been vanquished and the al Quaeda network scattered, how far should the United States go in pursuit of its war on terrorism? The central question posed in this book is whether a future Iraq without Saddam Hussein will be even more unstable and more problematical to the security of the United States. The Reckoning is an account of the forces--historical, religious, ethnic, and political--that produced Saddam's dictatorship. Forged after World War I from the Mesopotamian provinces of the collapsed Ottoman Empire, Iraq has never had a national identity or a sense of common purpose. Hussein, ruling by terror rather than by persuasion, pitted the various ethnic groups, religious interests, and tribes against one another and in so doing achieved the destruction of Iraq's middle class and civilized society. After he goes, however he goes, the country could be the site of conflict even more vicious than the Balkan wars. Now more than ever, the future of Iraq is of critical importance to America's dealings with the Muslim world, and Sandra Mackey's informed narrative gives us a new understanding of the politics and national character of the country. |
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... American exploitation of the Middle East ... [ this ] book is indispensable reading for anyone with an opin- ion on world affairs . " -Washington Post Book World " Sounds an important cautionary note . " -Publishers Weekly " This highly ...
... American exploitation of the Middle East ... [ this ] book is indispensable reading for anyone with an opin- ion on world affairs . " -Washington Post Book World " Sounds an important cautionary note . " -Publishers Weekly " This highly ...
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... American , a trip into Iraq requires enormous effort , a wide network of contacts , plenty of cash , and a strong heart . Until recently , the easiest way to reach Baghdad was over land via Amman , Jordan , an eight- to ten - hour trek ...
... American , a trip into Iraq requires enormous effort , a wide network of contacts , plenty of cash , and a strong heart . Until recently , the easiest way to reach Baghdad was over land via Amman , Jordan , an eight- to ten - hour trek ...
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... American economic and military might had been hit by Islamic militants bent on humbling the superpower of the West ... America : " It is a black day in the history of America , which is tasting the bitter defeat of its crimes .... " 1 ...
... American economic and military might had been hit by Islamic militants bent on humbling the superpower of the West ... America : " It is a black day in the history of America , which is tasting the bitter defeat of its crimes .... " 1 ...
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... American foreign policy . The debate this time recalled 1991 , when the United States ended the Gulf War short of Baghdad . One side argued the obvious benefits of wiping out Hussein and his suspected weapons of mass destruction , and ...
... American foreign policy . The debate this time recalled 1991 , when the United States ended the Gulf War short of Baghdad . One side argued the obvious benefits of wiping out Hussein and his suspected weapons of mass destruction , and ...
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... American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 and in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Aden , Yemen . Although the embassy bombings and the hit against the Cole carry the signature of Osama bin Laden's network of Islamic ...
... American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 and in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Aden , Yemen . Although the embassy bombings and the hit against the Cole carry the signature of Osama bin Laden's network of Islamic ...
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The Land between Two Rivers | 31 |
The Human Mosaic of Iraq | 58 |
The Improbable Country | 85 |
Three Kings Monarchical Iraq | 121 |
Identity in a Decade of Disorder | 156 |
The Triumph of the Baath | 198 |
The War of Identity | 235 |
Aggression and Rebellion | 267 |
Broken Babylon | 299 |
America between the Two Rivers | 336 |
The War of Containment | 354 |
The Road to Baghdad | 373 |
Afterword | 395 |
Selected Bibliography | 407 |
Index | 413 |
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