TY - BOOK AU - Wright,Steven M. TI - The United States and Persian Gulf security: the foundations of the War on Terror SN - 0863723217 AV - HV 6432 W953u 2007 U1 - 363.320973 PY - 2007/// CY - Reading, UK PB - Ithaca Press KW - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 KW - Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009 KW - Persian Gulf Region KW - Foreign relations KW - United States KW - 1993-2001 KW - 2001- KW - Iraq KW - Iran N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-231) and index; pt. 1. Setting the context of change in US foreign policy. The architecture of US foreign policy under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush -- The emergence of the War on Terror: political Islam and grand strategy -- pt. 2. The United States and the Persian Gulf in the post-Cold War era. The Clinton years and Iran: containment and engagement -- The Clinton years and Iraq: strategic regime change -- pt. 3. The United States and the Persian Gulf in the War on Terror. Iraq and the War on Terror: untangling tactical and strategic policy -- Iran: proliferation, preventative use of force and regime change -- Conclusion ER -