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A World of Trouble: The White House and the Middle East--From the Cold War to the War on Terror Hardback - 2008

by Patrick Tyler

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"The White House and the Middle East--from the Cold War to the War on Terror

"The Middle East is the beginning and the end of U.S. foreign policy: events there influence our alliances, make or break presidencies, govern the price of oil, and draw us into war. But it was not always so--and as Patrick Tyler shows in this thrilling chronicle of American misadventures in the region, the story of American presidents' dealings there is one of mixed motives, skulduggery, deceit, and outright foolishness, as well as of policymaking and diplomacy.

Tyler draws on newly opened presidential archives to dramatize the approach to the Middle East across U.S. presidencies from Eisenhower to George W. Bush. He takes us into the Oval Office and shows how our leaders made momentous decisions; at the same time, the sweep of this narrative--from the Suez crisis to the Iran hostage crisis to George W. Bush's catastrophe in Iraq--lets us see the big picture as never before. Tyler tells a story of presidents being drawn into the affairs of the region against their will, being kept in the dark by local potentates, being led astray by grasping subordinates, and making decisions about the internal affairs of countries they hardly understand. Above all, he shows how each president has managed to undo the policies of his predecessor, often fomenting both anger against America on the streets of the region and confusion at home.

"A World of Trouble "is the Middle East book we need now: compulsively readable, free of cant and ideology, and rich in insight about the very human challenges a new president will face as he or she tries to restore America's standing in the region.

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  • Title A World of Trouble: The White House and the Middle East--From the Cold War to the War on Terror
  • Author Patrick Tyler
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 628
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, NY
  • Publication date 2008-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780374292898 / 0374292892
  • Weight 2.02 lbs (0.92 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.04 x 6.38 x 2.01 in (22.96 x 16.21 x 5.11 cm)
  • Category History - U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Politics and government -, Middle East - Foreign relations - United
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2008041261
  • Dewey Decimal Code 327.730

About the author

PATRICK TYLER has reported extensively from both the Middle East and Washington for "The New York Time"s and "The Washington Post." A Texan, he lives in Washington, D.C.

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