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This modern study of the Iran-Iraq War utilizes newly available primary materials to analyze American policy towards the war and question the veracity of the United States' claims of strict neutrality.
The Iran-Iraq War lasted from September 1980 to August 1988, dominating the landscape of the Middle East and polarizing many of the world's nations for nearly a decade. This new work analyzes the United States' policy towards this vicious and extremely costly war, and questions the veracity of America's claims of strict neutrality.
The contents of Covert Relationship: American Foreign Policy, Intelligence, and the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 can be broken down into five sections: the conflict's origins, the Carter administration's response to the war, the Reagan administration's actions, changes to American policy during the Iran-Contra Affair, and the collapse of neutrality in the final two years of the war. The author boldly refutes the arguments of other authors about the war, and provides timely and relevant insights regarding American-Iraqi relations in light of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Contents
Part I: Introduction
Introduction
1. A History of Deceit
2. The War of Subversion
Part II: Strict Neutrality
3. Setting the Stage
Part III: Strict Neutrality?
4. Strict Neutrality?
5. The Tilt
6. The Internationalization of the War
7. Turning a Blind Eye
8. A Sophisticated Strategy
Part IV: The Policy Collapses
9. The War of the Cities
10. The Policy Collapses
Part V: The Collapse of Neutrality
11. The Aftermath of Deception
12. The Collapse of Neutrality
13. Forcing the War to an End
Part VI: Conclusion
Conclusion
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
