- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. The Babylonian Heritage
- 2. The Ottoman Empire Divided
- 3. “Operation Ezra and Nehemiah”:
- 4. Iraq Enters the Palestine Arena
- 5. Ménage à Quatre: The U.S., Israel, Iran, and the Iraqi Kurds
- 6. How the CIA Gave Saddam a Leg Up
- 7. Saddam’s Reign (I): Business With the U.S.; warfare with Israel
- 8. Saddam’s Reign (II): Power Plays and war, 1970-80
- 9. Saddam’s Reign (III): Defeat and Defiance, 1980-90
- 10. From Jerusalem to Washington: an alliance strengthened and confirmed
- 11. Endgame: Iraq Democratized or Dismembered?
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index