TY  - BOOK
AU  - Freedman,Lawrence
TI  - A choice of enemies: America confronts the Middle East 
SN  - 9781586487010
AV  - DS63.2.U5 F73 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Public Affairs
KW  - Afghan War, 2001-2021
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - United States
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 2001-2009
KW  - Print books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-569) and index
N2  - 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)
ER  -