Israel In The Second Iraq War

Author : Stephen C. Pelletière
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 0313382301
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Israel in the Second Iraq War written by Stephen C. Pelletière and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the second Iraq War on two levels. One: it focuses on the principal antagonists who engaged directly with each other over the war-- the ideologues grouped around Donald Rumsfeld in the Pentagon, and the officers of the old, Ba'thist-led Iraqi army, who sparked the resistance and kept it going through the crucial interval of the first two years. Both groups, the study finds, were aroused by extraordinary passions. The ideologues had a hidden agenda that they were determined to fulfill; the officers were set on exacting revenge for what the Americans had done to them personally, and to their country. On quite another level, the book looks at the interests that signed on early to support the war with the intent of reaping rich rewards, when (as they fully expected) the contest turned in America's favor. The second Iraq War, the book argues, should be seen as a kind of joint stock company venture. The war could not have gone forward without the support (material and otherwise) of a group of powerful individuals and parties in the United States and abroad, and, ironically, it's the failure of these backers now, six years into the war, to agree on a strategy that has caused the war to become bogged down. The parties, having had a falling out, are, in a manner of speaking, deadlocked over what to do next. The book speculates as to what is likely to come out of this debacle. It concludes that no matter what anyone may say (President Obama included), the United States is in Iraq for the foreseeable future.

Author : Aharon Levran
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135219176
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Israeli Strategy After Desert Storm written by Aharon Levran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the Gulf War had a traumatic effect on the Middle East and its implications were particularly serious for Israel, which felt obliged to reassess its strategic and military perspectives. This is an examination of the lessons that the Gulf War holds for Israel.

Author : Stephen C. Pelletière
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 0313382301
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Israel in the Second Iraq War written by Stephen C. Pelletière and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the second Iraq War on two levels. One: it focuses on the principal antagonists who engaged directly with each other over the war-- the ideologues grouped around Donald Rumsfeld in the Pentagon, and the officers of the old, Ba'thist-led Iraqi army, who sparked the resistance and kept it going through the crucial interval of the first two years. Both groups, the study finds, were aroused by extraordinary passions. The ideologues had a hidden agenda that they were determined to fulfill; the officers were set on exacting revenge for what the Americans had done to them personally, and to their country. On quite another level, the book looks at the interests that signed on early to support the war with the intent of reaping rich rewards, when (as they fully expected) the contest turned in America's favor. The second Iraq War, the book argues, should be seen as a kind of joint stock company venture. The war could not have gone forward without the support (material and otherwise) of a group of powerful individuals and parties in the United States and abroad, and, ironically, it's the failure of these backers now, six years into the war, to agree on a strategy that has caused the war to become bogged down. The parties, having had a falling out, are, in a manner of speaking, deadlocked over what to do next. The book speculates as to what is likely to come out of this debacle. It concludes that no matter what anyone may say (President Obama included), the United States is in Iraq for the foreseeable future.

Author : Stephen C. Pelletière
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031338231X
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Israel in the Second Iraq War written by Stephen C. Pelletière and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former CIA analyst looks at nearly three decades of U.S. Middle East policy to examine the pervasive and too-often disastrous influence of Israel's right wing Likud party. In this revelatory volume, Stephen Pelletière, the CIA's Iraq analyst in the 1980s, argues that not only did Rumsfeld's plan for a quick, decisive military victory in Iraq reflect the ideas of Israel's right-wing party, but that it exemplifies Lukid's profound, little-understood, and at times disatrous influence on the United States' Middle East policy for nearly three decades. Israel in the Second Iraq War: The Influence of Likud describes U.S.-Israeli relations from the fall of the Shah—when President Reagan anointed the Israel as America's surrogate in the Middle East—through a string of Mid-East policy fiascos, including the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages scandal, and the ill-fated second Iraq War, which Likudniks in the Pentagon promoted and which produced the ongoing Iraqi resistance. The book also chronicles the growth of resistance movements including Hamas and Hezbollah, arguing that these are not part of a vast jihadi conspiracy, but are instead Arab attempts to stop land seizures by the Israelis and the Americans.

Author : Raphael Israeli
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iraq War written by Raphael Israeli and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The term 'Babylonian intrigue' is used to described the confusion, chaos and misinterpretation of language that has taken hold in the aftermath of the war. The author provides an analysis of the social, political, economic and strategic ruptures the Iraq War has caused in inter-Arab relations and the Islamic world. The book concludes with an evaluation of who won and who gained from this war, and what the future holds for Iraqis, Muslims and the West."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Ahron Bregman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351873644
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Warfare in the Middle East since 1945 written by Ahron Bregman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the end of the Second World War and throughout the era that came to be known as the Cold War, the Middle East was a battleground for Great Power rivalries and constant wars. These were fought between Israelis and Arabs, Arabs and Iranians, Arabs and Arabs and also between regional players and outside powers; the region was also the scene of several intense civil wars and insurgencies. The essays gathered in this volume focus on some of the most important facets of these Middle Eastern conflicts. Following a general introduction, the essays are then organised under three major sections. The first focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict; the second on the Gulf Wars, and the third section concentrates on insurgencies. Together, these essays, all of which were written by leading experts, will provide the reader with a good introduction to warfare in the modern Middle East and show how conflict has shaped the region.

Author : John K. Cooley
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9780745322810
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Alliance Against Babylon written by John K. Cooley and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2005 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ruins of ancient Babylon still stand in Iraq. They are a reminder that today's conflict is only one of many that have engulfed the country, and the wider Middle East, over the centuries. This book argues that America new invasion and occupation of Iraq marks a turning point in the West's relationship with the Arab world, and alters the balance of power within the Middle East itself. Bestselling author John Cooley, a former correspondent for ABC News, paints a vivid picture of Iraq's pivotal role in the Arab world. Many books have examined the conflicts between the United States and Iraq, but they ignore an important factor: the role played by Israel. Iraq, Israel and the United States. Spanning a broad swathe of history, he starts with the biblical story of the Jews' Babylonian captivity, and how the Muslims, Jews and other peoples in the three Turkish provinces of Mesopotamia morphed into today's Iraq. He shows how the twentieth century's two World Wars fundamentally changed the Middle East, and explains how US and Israeli interests seemed contradictory at first, but how their gradual convergence did much to cement the US-Israeli alliance of today. 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 is a uniquely valuable account of the complex history of this troubled country and why it continues to be at the heart of world affairs.

Author : Shelomoh Naḳdimon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First Strike written by Shelomoh Naḳdimon and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Hinchcliffe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134070047
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Conflicts in the Middle East Since 1945 written by Peter Hinchcliffe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-09-12 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giving a much-needed historical overview, this second edition of a successful book analyzes the nature of conflict in the Middle East, with its racial, ethnic, political, cultural, religious and economic factors. This second edition brings the book right up-to-date and includes:.:.; an examination of the effects of 9/11 on the Middle East peace process.; Bush's war on terrorism.; an updated discussion of the superpower conflict in the Middle East and the Kurdish situation.; a new chapter covering the recent war in Iraq. Also putting themain conflicts in totheir wider context with a.

Author : Mark Weber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Iraq written by Mark Weber and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: