Cook, Steven A., <br/><br/>
The end of ambition :  America's past, present, and future in the Middle East / 
 America's past, present, and future in the Middle East 
Steven A. Cook. 
 - xii, 193 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Original sins -- Prime directive -- Unbreakable bonds -- The great transformation -- The aborted revolution -- Retrenching & hedging -- Back to the future. 
<br/><br/> Steven A. Cook argues that the United States' long-standing ambitions in the Middle East—promoting democracy, defeating terrorism, ensuring oil stability, and protecting Israel—have either failed or become obsolete. He proposes that Washington should fundamentally rethink its role in the region and shift from intervention to strategic restraint. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780197578575 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2023046750 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--Middle East.<br/>Middle East--Foreign relations--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS63.2.U5  / C667 2024 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.73056