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Author Laham, Nicholas.

Title Selling AWACS to Saudi Arabia : the Reagan administration and the balancing of America's competing interests in the Middle East / Nicholas Laham
Published Westport, CT : Praeger, 2002

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 W'PONDS  327.73056 Lah/Saw  AVAILABLE
Description xvii, 256 pages ; 24 cm
Series Praeger Security International
Contents 1. The AWACS Sale Confronts Stiff Opposition in Congress -- 2. The Pro-Israel Lobby Actively Attempts to Persuade Congress to Block the AWACS Sale -- 3. The Reagan Administration Fights to Save the AWACS Sale in the Senate -- 4. Political Friction Develops between Reagan and the Jewish Community over the AWACS Issue -- 5. The Political Tide Turns in Favor of the AWACS Sale -- 6. Reagan Successfully Concludes the AWACS Sale -- 7. The Political Lessons Drawn from the AWACS Debate
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-248) and index
Notes Also available electronically via the World Wide Web (viewed 2/7/07)
Subject Reagan, Ronald.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Zionists -- Political activity -- United States.
Airborne warning and control systems.
Lobbying -- United States.
SUBJECT Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002448
United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89002449
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1981-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140105
United States -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
Middle East http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090501 -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002298
LC no. 2002022465
ISBN 0275975630 alkaline paper
Other Titles Selling AWACS to Saudi Arabia : the Reagan administration & the balancing of America's competing interests in the Middle East