Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-246) and index.
Contents
The Babylonian heritage -- The Ottoman empire divided -- "Operation Ezra and Nehemiah": bittersweet flight to Zion -- Iraq enters the Palestine arena -- Ménage à quatre: the U.S., Israel, Iran, and the Iraqi Kurds -- How the CIA gave Saddam a leg up -- Saddam's reign (I): business with the U.S.; warfare with Israel -- Saddam's reign (II): power plays and war, 1970-80 -- Saddam's reign (III): defeat and defiance, 1980-90 -- From Jerusalem to Washington: an alliance strengthened and confirmed -- Endgame: Iraq democratized or dismembered?
