This book analyzes the ways in which US policy toward Iraq was
dictated by America's broader Cold War strategy between 1958 and 1975.
While most historians have focused on “hot” Cold War conflicts
such as Cuba, Vietnam, and Afghanistan, few have recognized Iraq's
significance as a Cold War battleground. This book argues that US
decisions and actions were designed to deny the Soviet Union influence
over Iraq and to create a strategic base in the oil-rich Gulf region.
Using newly available primary sources and interviews, this book
reveals new details on America's decision-making toward and actions
against Iraq during the height of the Cold War and shows where Iraq
fits into the broader historiography of the Cold War in the Middle
East. Further, it raises important questions about widely held
misconceptions of US-Iraqi relations, such as the CIA's alleged
involvement in the 1963 Ba'thist coup and the theory that the US sold
out the Kurds in 1975.
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ISBN
9781137517159
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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