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100	1		_aFreedman, Lawrence. _946246
245	1	2	_aA choice of enemies : _bAmerica confronts the Middle East / _cLawrence Freedman.
260	0		_aNew York : _bPublic Affairs, _cc2008.
300			_axxviii, 601 p. : _bmaps ; _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 553-569) and index.
520			_aIt is in the Middle East that the U.S. has been made to confront its attitudes on the use of force, the role of allies, and international law. The history of the U.S. in the Middle East, then, becomes an especially revealing mirror on America's view of its role in the wider world. In this wise, objective, and illuminating history, Lawrence Freedman shows how three key events in 197879 helped establish the foundations for U.S. involvement in the Middle East that would last for thirty years, without offering any straightforward or bloodless exit options: the Camp David summit leading to the Israel-Egypt Treaty; the Iranian Islamic revolution leading to the Shah's departure followed by the hostage crisis; and the socialist revolution in Afghanistan, resulting in the doomed Soviet intervention. Freedman makes clear how America's strategic choices in those and subsequent crises led us to where we are today.A Choice of Enemiesis essential reading for anyone concerned with the complex politics of the region or with the future of American foreign policy.
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