Understanding The US-Iran Crisis—A Primer

Discussion of Iran in US government and media circles is highly reminiscent of the obfuscatory and fear-mongering nature of the rhetoric that paved the way for the US invasion and occupation of Iraq; and even while George W. Bush's tenure draws to an end, President-elect Obama has been echoing many of the same misleading statements about Iran, thus raising concerns that we will witness confrontation and possibly war between the United States and Iran during his administration. In this primer on the crisis, Bennis (Institute for Policy Studies) seeks to dispel these misconceptions and falsehoods by presenting 22 questions and answers on past and current relations between the United States and Iran. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)