LEADER 02709nam 22005773u 450 001 9910464277003321 005 20210108141048.0 010 $a0-8179-1778-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000111544 035 $a(EBL)1688072 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001305390 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11727946 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001305390 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11250321 035 $a(PQKB)11198156 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1688072 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000111544 100 $a20140519d2014|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Consequences of Syria$b[electronic resource] 210 $aChicago $cHoover Institution Press$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (76 p.) 225 1 $aThe Great Unraveling: The Remaking of th 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8179-1775-6 327 $aFront Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Series Foreword; The Consequences of Syria; I: Looking at Syria, Seeing Iraq; II: History's Seeds; III: The Devil We Know; IV: The Jihadist Alibi; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution's Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order; Index 330 $aLee Smith analyzes the current US administration's stance on Syria, questioning whether it will build the foundations of a new Middle East or usher in an era of instability that will affect the entire world. The author contends that the many apparent shifts in the administration's Syria policy were part of a messaging campaign intended to camouflage President Obama's determination to stay out of the Syrian conflict. Smith concludes that the next White House will have to deal with the region that this one will hand off to it, containing more violence, betrayed allies, emboldened adversaries, an 410 4$aThe Great Unraveling: The Remaking of th 606 $aSyria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- 606 $aRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East$2HILCC 606 $aHistory & Archaeology$2HILCC 606 $aMiddle East$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aSyria -- History -- Civil War, 2011-. 615 7$aRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East 615 7$aHistory & Archaeology 615 7$aMiddle East 676 $a900 700 $aSmith$b Lee$0905818 712 02$aHerbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464277003321 996 $aThe Consequences of Syria$92127314 997 $aUNINA