Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 U.S. Support of Repressive Regimes in the Middle East Encourages Terrorism Stephen Zunes 10
2 U.S. Intervention Will Encourage Democracy in the Middle East George W. Bush 21
3 The United States Needs to Cultivate Allies, Not Democracies Flynt Leverett Hillary Mann Leverett 28
4 U.S. Dependence on Middle East Oil Undermines Democracy Building Dr. Gal Luft 35
5 U.S. Arms Sales Undermine Stability in the Middle East Katie Mounts Travis Sharp 45
6 The United States Should Stay in Iraq Until Victory Is Won James Phillips Ted Galen Carpenter 52
7 The United States Should Leave Iraq and Focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan Barack Obama 57
8 The United States Should Highlight al Qaeda's Atrocities in the Middle East Gary Anderson 66
9 The United States Should Bomb Iran Joshua Muravchik 70
10 The United States Should Negotiate with Iran Christopher Hitchens 77
11 The United States Cannot Negotiate with Its Middle East Enemies Orson Scott Card 82
12 The United States Must Negotiate with Hamas Henry Siegman Bernard Gwertzman 90
Organizations to Contact 97
Bibliography 102
Index 108
