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    The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
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    The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
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    The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations

    By Lee Smith

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    In this provocative and timely book, Middle East expert Lee Smith overturns long-held Western myths and assumptions about the Arab world, offering advice for America’s future success in the region.
     
    Seeking the motivation behind the September 11 attacks, Smith moved to Cairo, where he discovered that the standard explanation—a clash of East and West—was simply not the case. Middle East conflicts have little to do with Israel, the United States, or the West in general, but are endemic to the region. According to Smith’s “Strong Horse Doctrine,” the Arab world naturally aligns itself with strength, power, and violence. He argues that America must be the strong horse in order to reclaim its role there, and that only by understanding the nature of the region’s ancient conflicts can we succeed.
     
    Smith details the three-decades-long relationship between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the United States, and gives a history of the Muslim Brotherhood, which would likely play an important role in the formation of a new government in Egypt. He also discusses Lebanon, where tipping the balance against Hezbollah in favor of pro-democracy, pro-US forces has become imperative, as a special tribunal investigates the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
     
    Eye-opening and in-depth, The Strong Horse is much needed background and perspective on today’s headlines.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateJan 12, 2010
    ISBN9780385532204
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    The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
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    Lee Smith

    Lee Smith is the best-selling author of over a dozen books, including Dimestore: A Writer's Life and Guests on Earth. She lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

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