Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- A world transformed -- The Rose Garden and the road map -- Politicide as sequence -- The lost year -- A new Middle East -- A requiem for liberty -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"Although George W. Bush memorably declared, 'I'm the decider, ' as president he was remarkably indecisive when it came to U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His administration's policymaking featured an ongoing clash between moderate realists and conservative hard-liners inspired by right-wing religious ideas and a vision of democracy as cure-all. Riven by these competing agendas, the Bush administration vacillated between recognizing the Palestinian right to self-determination and embracing Israeli leaders who often chose war over negotiations"--Front flap.
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