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An alliance against Babylon : the U.S., Israel, and Iraq
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- Creator
- John K. Cooley
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2005
- Physical Details
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- xii, 258 pages : map ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1849644594, 0745322816, 9781435660922, 9780745322827, 9780745322810, 9786611750572, 0745322824, 1435660927, 9781849644594, 1281750573
- OCLC
- ocn666933095, ocm56875671
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-246) and index.
- 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?
Subjects
- Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006.
- Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Middle East -- History.
- Middle East -- Politics and government.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel.
- Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States.
- Israel -- Politics and government -- 1993-
- Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1958-
- Israel -- Foreign relations -- Iraq.
- Iraq -- Foreign relations -- Israel.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Iraq.
- Iraq -- Foreign relations -- United States.