In the Middle East, A New World
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- THE MIDDLE EAST'S MUFFLED SIGNALS . Brumberg, Daniel // Foreign Policy;Jul/Aug2003, Issue 137, p63
Focuses on domestic problems experienced by Middle Eastern states after the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Percentage of Iraq's population which is comprised by Shiites; Information on the country's psychological importance in the region; Factors which prompted Jordanian King Abdullah to reverse a...
- How to Build a Democratic Iraq. Dawisha, Adeed; Dawisha, Karen // Foreign Affairs;May/Jun2003, Vol. 82 Issue 3, p36
This article explores postwar Iraq and suggests that the job of building a democratic system in Iraq, although difficult, may not be quite as hard as many critics of the war have warned. The authors suggest that Iraq today possesses several features that will facilitate the reconstruction...
- The New Warhawk. Buckley, William F. // National Review;9/13/2004, Vol. 56 Issue 17, p66
Offers an editorial discussing presidential candidate Senator John Kerry's view on the war in Iraq. Claim that had he known then what he knows now he would still have voted in favor of giving the president the power he requested; Conflict with the Democratic Party's opposition to the war;...
- A CONFLICT WAITING TO HAPPEN. Ford, Neil // Middle East;Jan2005, Issue 352, p12
This article focuses on political conditions in Iraq. The struggle for control of the area has played a vital role in fuelling conflict in the region over the past 25 years, from the Iran-Iraq war to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. There is also a fear that Iranian-U.S. enmity could pollute...
- Forget Failure, Let's Avoid Catastrophe. Choharis, Peter Charles // National Interest;Nov/Dec2006, Issue 86, p16
The author comments on the aftermath of the war in Iraq. He says that if success in Iraq means that the war's benefits outweigh the sacrifice of the American and Iraqi people, then it is no longer possible even to conceive of success in Iraq. He claims that the challenge for U.S. policy-makers...
- Back to the basic question on Iraq. // National Catholic Reporter;5/27/2005, Vol. 41 Issue 30, p24
Comments on the question of why the U.S. and its coalition are involved in the political affairs of Iraq. Factors that demand for this question to be asked; Report of a British official that British Prime Minister Tony Blair had agreed with President George Bush during a meeting at the...
- VICTORY IN IRAQ. Zakaria, Fareed // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);6/15/2009, Vol. 153 Issue 24, p22
This article discusses the potential for continued democratization in Iraq as the U.S. withdraws troops from that country and the Iraq War draws to a close. The author notes that public opinion, including the attitudes of troops serving in Iraq, is focused on political issues arising from the...
- VICTORY IN IRAQ. Zakaria, Fareed // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);6/15/2009, Vol. 153 Issue 24, p22
The article discusses the potential for continued democratization in Iraq as the U.S. withdraws troops from that country and the Iraq War draws to a close. The author notes that public opinion, including the attitudes of troops serving in Iraq, is focused on political issues arising from the...
- VICTORY IN IRAQ. Zakaria, Fareed // Newsweek;6/15/2009, Vol. 153 Issue 24, p32
This article discusses the potential for continued democratization in Iraq as the U.S. withdraws troops from that country and the Iraq War draws to a close. The author notes that public opinion, including the attitudes of troops serving in Iraq, is focused on political issues arising from the...
