01876cam a2200373 a 4500 15159634 20251124101554.0 080129s2008 nyub b 001 0 eng 2008003930 9781586487010 (paperback) 15159634 (OCoLC)191732506 (OCoLC)172980507 DLC DLC YDXCP BAKER BTCTA C#P BWX DLC AU eng aw----- n-us--- Alfaisal Main Library DS63.2.U5 F73 2008 Freedman, Lawrence. A choice of enemies : America confronts the Middle East / Lawrence Freedman. 1st ed. New York : Public Affairs, ©2008 601 p maps ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-569) and index. The American relationship with the Middle East over the past three decades has been full of drama and conflict. The war in Iraq, the standoff with Iran, the regular failures to find a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the challenge posed by al Qaeda all testify to the importance of the region to the United States. In this wise, objective and illuminating history, award-winning scholar Lawrence Freedman provides an essential guide to the origins of America's current predicament in the Middle East, and casts light on how relations might evolve in the future. (Publisher) Afghan War, 2001-2021. Iraq War, 2003-2011. Middle East Foreign relations United States. United States Foreign relations Middle East. United States Politics and government 2001-2009. Print books. local 4 lcc BOOKS 608019 608019 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2025-11-24 0 DS63.2.U5 F73 2008 AU00000000021029 2025-11-24 10:16:48 112.00 2025-11-24 BOOKS