Any suggestions of books that can help make sense of how the troubles in the Gulf region began?

Answer 1

you may try these:
1, Guest of the Ayatollah by Mark Bowden; The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
2, State of War by James Risen; The Secret History of the C.I.A. and the Bush Administration
3, Cobra II by Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor; The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
4. Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer; Americas Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
5. All the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer
6. An American Coup and the Roots of
Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer
7. Devil's Game ; How the U.S. Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam { American Empire Project
8.last but my favorite Confessions of An Economic Hit man by John Perkins; Economic Hitmen [ EHM] are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the world out of trillion dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, USAID and other foreign aid org.
into the coffers of huge corporation and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planets natural resources.


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Answer 2

From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman is a good start.
also the author's name eludes me but What Went Wrong? is also an excellent overview

Answer 3

The Greek position, is a good one because show the way the war is on.Maybe you can't find, barnes and nobles, have but you need order.

Answer 4

you have to go back centuries, seriously

Answer 5

the bible