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Why has the United States become involved in so many wars in the Middle East, and why just now

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Ten years after the end of the Gulf War, the conflict continues with unresolved questions about economic sanctions and Iraq's participation in the oil export system.

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A former CIA analyst looks at nearly three decades of U.S. Middle East policy to examine the pervasive and too-often disastrous influence of Israel's right wing Likud party.

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Argues that one of the great hidden strengths of the Iraqi society is the existence of a large cadre of army officers who fought in the war against Iran (1980-88) and the United States. The author warns that, faced with this challenge, Washington is prepared to see the break-up of Iraq, and under the rule of warlords as a better alternative.

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The study centers around the last Iraqi campaign, which Pelletiere argues was based upon World War II blitzkrieg tactics, but he also treats the background, the politics, and the history of the conflict, and analyzes the significance of the war to the Middle East and to the position of the United States there.