{"product_id":"9780199796281","title":"Into the Desert","description":"In the decade following the first Gulf War, most observers regarded it as an exemplary effort by the international community to lawfully and forcefully hold a regional aggressor in check. Interpretations have changed with the times.  The Gulf War led to the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia, an important contributing cause of the 9\/11 attacks. The war also led to a long obsession with Saddam Hussein that culminated in a second, far longer, American-led war withIraq.  In Into the Desert, Jeffrey Engel has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to reevaluate the first Gulf War: Michael Gordon of the New York Times; Sir Lawrence Freedman, former foreign policy advisor to Tony Blair; Ambassador Ryan Crocker; Middle East specialist Shibley Telhami; andRichard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Engel and his contributors examine the war's origins, the war itself, and its long-term impact on international relations. All told, Into the Desert offers an astute reassessment of one of the most momentous events in the last quarter century.","brand":"Jeffrey Engel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45745006543166,"sku":"9780199796281","price":2286.79,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780199796281_f1f26547-df29-4018-8b96-15f0b239dbe4.jpg?v=1707224669","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780199796281","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}