Title An alliance against Babylon : the U.S., Israel, and Iraq / John K. Cooley

Published London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : map Contents The Babylonian heritage -- The Ottoman empire divided -- "Operation Ezra and Nehemiah": bittersweet flight to Zion -- Iraq enters the Palestine arena -- Ménage à quatre: the U.S., Israel, Iran, and the Iraqi Kurds -- How the CIA gave Saddam a leg up -- Saddam's reign (I): business with the U.S.; warfare with Israel -- Saddam's reign (II): power plays and war, 1970-80 -- Saddam's reign (III): defeat and defiance, 1980-90 -- From Jerusalem to Washington: an alliance strengthened and confirmed -- Endgame: Iraq democratized or dismembered? Summary "Drawing from unpublished sources, as well as from John Cooley's personal encounters with principal players such as David Ben-Gurion, the Shah of Iran, Anwar al-Sadat, King Hussein of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein himself, this book gives a uniquely valuable perspective on the complex history of Iraq and why it continues to be at the heart of world affairs."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-246) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 SUBJECT Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 fast Ḥusain, Ṣaddām. swd Subject Arab-Israeli conflict. Iraq War, 2003-2011. HISTORY -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Arab-Israeli conflict Diplomatic relations Politics and government Nahostkonflikt Außenpolitik Golfoorlog (2003) Politieke geschiedenis. Aussenpolitik. Irakkrieg. Nahostkonflikt. SUBJECT Middle East -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090506 Middle East -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090511 United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States Israel -- Politics and government -- 1993- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96011929 Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1958- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98002761 Israel -- Foreign relations -- Iraq Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Israel United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq Iraq -- Foreign relations -- United States Subject Iraq Israel Middle East United States Irak Israel USA Irak. Israel. USA. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781435660922 1435660927 9781849644594 1849644594

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