Sandstorm: Policy Failure in the Middle East.(Book review)

From: Middle East Policy | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Sandstorm: Policy Failure in the Middle East, by Leon Hadar. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. 180 pages. $24.95, hardcover.

Leon Hadar's stated purpose for this book is to stimulate a long-overdue debate in this country over U.S. policy in the Middle East. He does not spend too much time second guessing past decisions with "what if" analysis, but when he does, his command of the history of U.S. engagement in the Middle East is impressive and used adroitly throughout his criticism. What he does throughout the book is to deconstruct the underlying assumptions and inaccurate ...

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