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The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite clergy : partners or adversaries?

Title
The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite clergy : partners or adversaries? / W. Andrew Terrill.
Author
Terrill, W. Andrew.
Publication
[Carlisle Barracks, PA] : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2003.

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Additional Authors
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.
Description
vi, 49 pages; 23 cm
Summary
The author addressed the critical need to gain the cooperation or at least the passive tolerance of the Shi'ite clerics and community. Such an effort could become more challenging as time goes on, and one of the recurring themes of this monograph is the declining patience of the Shi'ite clergy with the U.S. presence. By describing the attitudes, actions, and beliefs of major Shi'ite clerics, the author underscores a set of worldviews that are profoundly different from those of the U.S. authorities currently in Iraq and Washington. Some key Shi'ite clerics are deeply suspicious of the United States, exemplified by conspiracy theories. These suggest that Saddam's ouster was merely a convenient excuse, allowing the United States to implement its own agenda. Other clerical leaders are more open-minded but not particularly grateful for the U.S. presence, despite their utter hatred for Saddam and his regime.
Series Statement
[Strategic Studies Institute special report]
Uniform Title
Special report (Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute)
Alternative Title
Shi'ite clergy
Subject
  • Shiites > Political activity > Iraq
  • Shīʿah
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Shīʻah
  • Shiites > Political activity
  • United States > Foreign relations > Iraq
  • Iraq > Foreign relations > United States
  • Iraq
  • United States
Note
  • "February 2004."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-49).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Electronic version also available on the SSI website.
ISBN
  • 1584871539
  • 9781584871538
OCLC
  • ocm54663531
  • 54663531
  • SCSB-1348949
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library