عنوان

What role should the U.S. play in the Middle East?

(Number (ISBN

9780737744507 (hardcover)

English Book

Title Proper

What role should the U.S. play in the Middle East?

First Statement of Responsibility

Noah Berlatsky, editor

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Detroit

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Greenhaven Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2009

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

113 p. , 24 cm.

Series Title

At issue. International politics

Text of Note

U.S. support of repressive regimes in the Middle East encourages terrorism / Stephen Zunes -- U.S. intervention will encourage democracy in the Middle East / George W. Bush -- The United States needs to cultivate allies, not democracies / Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett -- U.S. dependence on Middle East oil undermines democracy building / Dr. Gal Luft -- U.S. arms sales undermine stability in the Middle East / Katie Mounts and Travis Sharp -- The United States should stay in Iraq until victory is won / James Phillips and Ted Galen Carpenter -- The United States should leave Iraq and focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan / Barack Obama -- The United States should highlight al Qaeda's atrocitie in the Middle East / Gary Anderson -- The United States should bomb Iran / Joshua Muravchik -- The United States should negotiate with Iran / Christopher Hitchens -- The United States cannot negotiate with its Middle East enemies / Orson Scott Card -- The United States must negotiate with Hamas / Henry Siegman, interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-107) and index.

Entry Element

United States, Foreign relations, Middle East

Entry Element

Middle East, Foreign relations, United States