Middle EastMiddle East

IraqIraq

IraqIraq King Faisal – 1920King Faisal – 1920 11stst Parliament in 1925 (50) Parliament in 1925 (50) 1958 – Revolution & Republic1958 – Revolution & Republic 1963 – Military Coup1963 – Military Coup 1968 – Military Coup – Ba’ath Party1968 – Military Coup – Ba’ath Party 1979 – Saddam1979 – Saddam 1980-88 – War with Iran1980-88 – War with Iran Gulf War I & Gulf War IIGulf War I & Gulf War II

IranIran

PersiaPersia 1907 – oil, Britain & Russia1907 – oil, Britain & Russia Shah Pahlavi 1925-1979Shah Pahlavi 1925-1979 Ayatollah KhomeiniAyatollah Khomeini Ayatollah KhameneiAyatollah Khamenei President AhmadinejadPresident Ahmadinejad

Israel/PalestineIsrael/Palestine

Balfour DeclarationBalfour Declaration Sykes-PicotSykes-Picot WWIIWWII 19471947 19671967 Occupied TerritoriesOccupied Territories Green LineGreen Line HamasHamas

AfghanistanAfghanistan

AfghanistanAfghanistan 1836 – 1843 – War w/ Britain1836 – 1843 – War w/ Britain 1879 – British occupation “Great Game”1879 – British occupation “Great Game”

Modern borders (Durand Line)Modern borders (Durand Line) 1973 – Communist Coup1973 – Communist Coup 1979 – Soviet “help”1979 – Soviet “help” 1989 – Soviet withdrawal1989 – Soviet withdrawal 1996 – Taliban take over1996 – Taliban take over 2001 – US war2001 – US war

TodayToday

Surge?Surge? Stability? ($300)Stability? ($300) Democracy? (tradition?)Democracy? (tradition?)

Negotiate?Negotiate? Deterrence?Deterrence? Assist moderates?Assist moderates? Congrats from AhmadinejadCongrats from Ahmadinejad

Democracy in MEDemocracy in ME Continue to supportContinue to support 1 or 2 states? 1 or 2 states? Support a Palestinian state?Support a Palestinian state?

Democracy?Democracy? Northwest Frontier?Northwest Frontier? Tribal factionsTribal factions 20 year strategy20 year strategy