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Targeting Iraq: Sanctions and Bombing in US Policy - Hardcover

Simons, Geoff L.

 
9780863565274: Targeting Iraq: Sanctions and Bombing in US Policy
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0863565271 ISBN 13: 9780863565274
Publisher: Saqi Books, 2002

Synopsis

The US has long been plagued by the stubborn survival of Saddam Hussein. Years of sanctions, bombings, coup attempts and internal rebellions had failed to topple the Iraqi dictator, but the terrorist attacks of 11th September 2001 gave fresh impetus to Washington's objective of regime change in Iraq. In this book, Geoff Simons describes the US conflicts with Iraq in the broad context of regional politics and American objectives. He profiles the long American war on Iraq with a focus on the sanctions regime, the bombing campaign, US manipulation of the UN, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the pro-Iraq Arab consensus and how Washington plans to overthrow the Saddam regime. Such factors, explored in detail, graphically illustrate the impact of US policy on the international stage.

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About the Author

Geoff Simons has written extensively on world politics. He is the author of Libya: the struggle for Survival; Saudi Arabia: the Shape of a Client Feudalism and The Scourging of Iraq: Sanctions, Law and Natural Justice. He has been translated into a dozen languages, including Arabic, Russian and Japanese.

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Publisher
Saqi Books
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0863565271
ISBN 13 
9780863565274
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
274