Crisis and Crossfire by P Hahn PAPERBACK 9781574888201

Crisis and CrossfireThe United States and the Middle East Since 1945\nAuthor(s): Peter L Hahn\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Potomac Books Inc, United States\nImprint: Potomac Books Inc\nISBN-13: 9781574888201, 978-1574888201\nSynopsis\nAlthough it seems almost incredible today, the United States had relatively little interest in the Middle East before 1945. But the dynamics and outcome of World War II elevated the importance of the Middle East in the American mind, and the United States has viewed the region with vital interest to its security and economy ever since. The projection of American power into the region has had consequences that have forever changed the United States and the Middle East, with the rise of al Qaeda and the turbulent occupation of Iraq being the latest examples. Crisis and Crossfire surveys and analyzes the broad contours of [url] involvement in the region. It probes the reasons why the United States implemented various policies and assesses the wisdom of A.