The United States And Iraq S Shi Ite Clergy

Author : W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Iraq
ISBN : UVA:X004736812

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The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite Clergy by W. Andrew Terrill Pdf

The author addressed the critical need to gain the cooperation or at least the passive tolerance of the Shi'ite clerics and community. Such an effort could become more challenging as time goes on, and one of the recurring themes of this monograph is the declining patience of the Shi'ite clergy with the U.S. presence. By describing the attitudes, actions, and beliefs of major Shi'ite clerics, the author underscores a set of worldviews that are profoundly different from those of the U.S. authorities currently in Iraq and Washington. Some key Shi'ite clerics are deeply suspicious of the United States, exemplified by conspiracy theories. These suggest that Saddam's ouster was merely a convenient excuse, allowing the United States to implement its own agenda. Other clerical leaders are more open-minded but not particularly grateful for the U.S. presence, despite their utter hatred for Saddam and his regime.

Author : W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058148019

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The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite Clergy by W. Andrew Terrill Pdf

The author addressed the critical need to gain the cooperation or at least the passive tolerance of the Shi'ite clerics and community. Such an effort could become more challenging as time goes on, and one of the recurring themes of this monograph is the declining patience of the Shi'ite clergy with the U.S. presence. By describing the attitudes, actions, and beliefs of major Shi'ite clerics, the author underscores a set of worldviews that are profoundly different from those of the U.S. authorities currently in Iraq and Washington. Some key Shi'ite clerics are deeply suspicious of the United States, exemplified by conspiracy theories. These suggest that Saddam's ouster was merely a convenient excuse, allowing the United States to implement its own agenda. Other clerical leaders are more open-minded but not particularly grateful for the U.S. presence, despite their utter hatred for Saddam and his regime.

Author : W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Iraq
ISBN : 1584871539

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The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite Clergy by W. Andrew Terrill Pdf

The author addressed the critical need to gain the cooperation or at least the passive tolerance of the Shi'ite clerics and community. Such an effort could become more challenging as time goes on, and one of the recurring themes of this monograph is the declining patience of the Shi'ite clergy with the U.S. presence. By describing the attitudes, actions, and beliefs of major Shi'ite clerics, the author underscores a set of worldviews that are profoundly different from those of the U.S. authorities currently in Iraq and Washington. Some key Shi'ite clerics are deeply suspicious of the United States, exemplified by conspiracy theories. These suggest that Saddam's ouster was merely a convenient excuse, allowing the United States to implement its own agenda. Other clerical leaders are more open-minded but not particularly grateful for the U.S. presence, despite their utter hatred for Saddam and his regime.

Author : W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1396909438

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UNITED STATES AND IRAQ'S SHI'ITE CLERGY: PARTNERS OR ADVERSARIES?. by W. Andrew Terrill Pdf

Author : W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Iraq
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114903318

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The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite Clergy by W. Andrew Terrill Pdf

The author addressed the critical need to gain the cooperation or at least the passive tolerance of the Shi'ite clerics and community. Such an effort could become more challenging as time goes on, and one of the recurring themes of this monograph is the declining patience of the Shi'ite clergy with the U.S. presence. By describing the attitudes, actions, and beliefs of major Shi'ite clerics, the author underscores a set of worldviews that are profoundly different from those of the U.S. authorities currently in Iraq and Washington. Some key Shi'ite clerics are deeply suspicious of the United States, exemplified by conspiracy theories. These suggest that Saddam's ouster was merely a convenient excuse, allowing the United States to implement its own agenda. Other clerical leaders are more open-minded but not particularly grateful for the U.S. presence, despite their utter hatred for Saddam and his regime.

Author : Graham E. Fuller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Iraq
ISBN : PURD:32754076953201

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Islamist Politics in Iraq After Saddam Hussein by Graham E. Fuller Pdf

Author : Steven Metz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Counterinsurgency
ISBN : NWU:35556036781615

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Learning from Iraq by Steven Metz Pdf

While the involvement of the United States in counterinsurgency has a long history, it had faded in importance in the years following the end of the Cold War. When American forces first confronted it in Iraq, they were not fully prepared. Since then, the U.S. military and other government agencies have expended much effort to refine their counterinsurgency capabilities. But have they done enough?

Author : Babak Rahimi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Democratization
ISBN : UOM:39015075615552

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Ayatollah Sistani and the Democratization of Post-Ba'athist Iraq by Babak Rahimi Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781134023141

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Reintegrating Armed Groups After Conflict by Anonim Pdf

Author : Yitzhak Nakash
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781400841462

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Reaching for Power by Yitzhak Nakash Pdf

As the world focuses on the conflict in Iraq, the most important political players in that country today are not the Sunni insurgents. Instead, they are Iraq's Shi'I majority--part of the Middle East's ninety million Shi'I Muslims who hold the key to the future of the region and the relations between Muslim and Western societies. So contends Yitzhak Nakash, one of the world's foremost experts on Shi'ism. With his characteristic verve and style, Nakash traces the role of the Shi'is in the struggle that is raging today among Muslims for the soul of Islam. He shows that in contrast to the growing militancy among Sunni groups since the 1990s, Shi'is have shifted their focus from confrontation to accommodation with the West. Constituting sixty percent of the population of Iraq, they stand squarely at the center of the U.S government's attempt to remake the Middle East and bring democracy to the region. This groundbreaking book addresses the crucial importance of Shi'is to the U.S. endeavor. Yet it also alerts readers to the strong nationalist sentiments of Shi'is, underscoring the difficult challenge that the United States faces in attempting to impose a new order in the Middle East. The book provides a comprehensive historical perspective on Shi'ism, beginning with the emergence of the movement during the seventh century, continuing through its rise as a political force since the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1978-79, and leading up to the Iraqi elections of January 2005. Drawing extensively on Arabic sources, this comparative study highlights the reciprocal influences shaping the political development of Shi'is in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Lebanon, as well as the impact of the revival of Shi'ism on the larger Arab world. The narrative concludes with an assessment of the risks and possibilities arising from the assertion of Shi'I power in Iraq and from America's attempt to play an increasingly forceful role in the Middle East. A landmark book and a work of remarkable scholarship, Reaching for Power illuminates the Shi'a resurgence amid the shifting geopolitics of the Middle East.

Author : M. M. Chantiloupe
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781453541241

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Iraq: the War That Shouldn’T Be by M. M. Chantiloupe Pdf

"My entrepreneurial father was involved in politics and government. And, these attributes became a part of my life. I always want to know what is happening in the government as well as the private sector, not only in the U.S. but other countries as well. My interest piques more so during an election year and a new administration. After watching the buildings collapsed downtown Manhattan on September 11, 2001, and the ensuing catastrophe, I started to do some research on Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. I discovered that bin Laden and Saddam Hussein disliked each other so it was unlikely that they would work together. In 1998 the Clinton administration launched Desert Fox and took out Iraqs chemical facilities and containment was effective because of the no-fly zone. And in August 1982, Israel used U.S. Tama Hawk missiles to take out Iraqs nuclear facilities and it was never restarted. Being a concerned citizen, it was incumbent upon me to make the information available to the general public. I received a letter from a congressional member saying the information compiled in my book should be brought to the attention of the general public and the nations lawmakers and invited me to take part in a panel discussion in Congress on January 29, 2007."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN : MINN:30000010464968

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Armor by Anonim Pdf

Author : Miroslav Nincic
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231137034

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Renegade Regimes by Miroslav Nincic Pdf

Rogue states pursue weapons of mass destruction, support terrorism, violate human rights, engage in acts of territorial aggression, and pose a threat to the international community. In this timely book, Miroslav Nincic unravels the complex issues and policy choices regarding states that challenge international society's espoused interests and values. Nincic offers a systematic account of the genesis, trajectory, and motivations of renegade regimes. He assesses the effectiveness of sanctions and military responses and discusses how the pursuit of policies that defy international norms is often motivated by a regime's desire for greater domestic control. He provocatively argues that comprehensive economic sanctions can ultimately help a renegade regime strengthen its grip on power. Nincic also argues that force or the threat of force against a rogue state can trigger a protective reflex among its citizens, inspiring them to rally around the government's goals and values. As conventional approaches to international relations become obsolete, Renegade Regimes provides new and necessary frameworks and perspectives.

Author : Steven Rosefielde
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521836786

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Russia in the 21st Century by Steven Rosefielde Pdf

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Author : Youssef Aboul-Enein
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612511009

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Iraq in Turmoil by Youssef Aboul-Enein Pdf

Naval Institute Press and the United States Army Journal, Armor is pleased to offer a unique collection of essays highlighting Iraq’s social, political and military history from a purely Iraqi perspective. Dr. Ali al-Wardi (1913-1995) attended the American University of Beirut in 1943 and then traveled to the United States to attain his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Sociology at the University of Texas in 1948 and 1950 respectively. He would return to Iraq and spend a career teaching, however his main legacy is a multi-volume work in Arabic that began to be published in late 1951 and ended in the early 1970s with his eighth book. It is a two decade work that highlights the history of Iraq from the arrival of the Ottomans to the monarchy of King Feisal I in 1925. Wardi’s volumes are read by a wide variety of Iraqi society, and this volume is an introduction to this pivotal Arabic work to English readers. It brings alive how the Ottomans, British and Safavid Persians dealt with sectarianism in Iraq and the battles fought over key areas of Iraq. It is required reading for those with an interest in or who are deploying to Iraq. Wardi's work also discusses the dynamics of the 1920 Revolt, a year long insurgency against the British that was only satisified when London engineered a political solution to its advantage. That solution became the imposition of a monarchy under King Feisal of Iraq, who was not Iraqi. The monarchy would topple in 1958 and see the rise of Baathism