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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... 267 9 Broken Babylon 299 10 America between the Two Rivers 11 The War of Containment 354 12 The Road to Baghdad 375 Afterword 397 Selected Bibliography 409 Index 415 336 PREFACE have been on a journey through the Persian Gulf 7.
... 267 9 Broken Babylon 299 10 America between the Two Rivers 11 The War of Containment 354 12 The Road to Baghdad 375 Afterword 397 Selected Bibliography 409 Index 415 336 PREFACE have been on a journey through the Persian Gulf 7.
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... Persian Gulf since the late 1970s . It began in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , where I arrived in 1978 at the height of the oil boom and lived until the mid - 1980s . As a freelance journalist , I wrote about the effects of the money let loose ...
... Persian Gulf since the late 1970s . It began in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , where I arrived in 1978 at the height of the oil boom and lived until the mid - 1980s . As a freelance journalist , I wrote about the effects of the money let loose ...
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... Persian Gulf in 1992 , it was to the east- ern side , to the Islamic Republic of Iran . Over the next three years , my writing concentrated on Persian culture , Shia Islam , and the fierce tug of war for control of the Islamic ...
... Persian Gulf in 1992 , it was to the east- ern side , to the Islamic Republic of Iran . Over the next three years , my writing concentrated on Persian culture , Shia Islam , and the fierce tug of war for control of the Islamic ...
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... Gulf . Arab society is notoriously hospitable . Entrance to an office always means tea . A question asked to a total ... Persian Gulf , and the United States after the political or physical demise of Saddam Hussein . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS o ...
... Gulf . Arab society is notoriously hospitable . Entrance to an office always means tea . A question asked to a total ... Persian Gulf , and the United States after the political or physical demise of Saddam Hussein . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS o ...
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... Persian Gulf always makes such an invalu- able contribution to any work on the region . I also want to thank Nesta Ramazani , whose interest and hospitality mean so much to me . I appreciate the dedication of my research assistant ...
... Persian Gulf always makes such an invalu- able contribution to any work on the region . I also want to thank Nesta Ramazani , whose interest and hospitality mean so much to me . I appreciate the dedication of my research assistant ...
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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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