Arming Iraq
Mark Phythian
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Arming Iraq
by Mark Phythian, Nikos Passas
Published
November 28, 1996
Publisher
Northeastern University Press
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9781555532857
ISBN-10
1555532853
Description
Although the United States and Britain maintained a public stance of neutrality in the Iran-Iraq war, Mark Phythian demonstrates that the governments encouraged and facilitated the illegal supply of weapons to Iraq, and to a lesser extent Iran, in order to tilt the war in Baghdad's favor. The objectives of the covert policy agenda were: to keep Iran and Iraq at war so neither country could dominate oil supply or threaten the lower Gulf states, to promote domestic industries and trade, and to secure intelligence information. While the United States and other countries believed they were exploiting Iraq for their own purposes, the strategy backfired and the policy instead fueled the very conflict it was intended to contain, fortified Saddam Hussein's power, and led to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the Gulf War. This disquieting look at the duplicity of the American and British governments and their covert role in arming Iraq provides important lessons for reshaping both foreign policy and arms export policy to control the dangerous proliferation of weapons in regions throughout the world.
Subjects
The Night Manager
Rum Punch
Balthazar
The arrow of gold
United States actions regarding Iranian and other arms transfers to the Bosnian army, 1994-1995
Final report of the Select Subcommittee to Investigate the United States Role in Iranian Arms Transfers to Croatia and Bosnia ("the Iranian Green Light Subcommittee"), with minority views
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How many pages are in Arming Iraq?
This edition of Arming Iraq has approximately 320 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Arming Iraq typically takes between 6h 40m and 4h 27m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 80,000 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of Arming Iraq?
Arming Iraq was written by Mark Phythian, Nikos Passas.
When was Arming Iraq published?
The publication date for this specific edition is November 28, 1996. The original work may have been published on a different date.