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Red line : the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world

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자료유형 :	단행본
ISBN :	9788936477257
분류기호 :	DS98.6
서명/저자사항 :	Red line : the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world / Joby Warrick
발행사항 :	New York : Anchor, 2022
형태사항 :	384 p. ; 25 cm
서지주기 :	Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-331) and index
요약 :	"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Black Flags, the harrowing story of America's mission in Syria: to find and destroy Syria's chemical weapons and defeat ISIS--only to lose control of both In August 2012, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was clinging to power in a vicious civil war. Concerned that Assad might resort to chemical weapons, President Obama warned that any such use would cross "a red line," warranting an American military response. When a year later Assad bombed the Damascus suburb of Ghouta with sarin gas, killing hundreds, Obama was torn between living up to America's word and becoming mired in another unpopular Middle Eastern war. So when Russia offered to store Syria's chemical weapons, Obama leaped at the out. So begins a race to find, remove, and destroy 1,300 tons of chemical weapons in the middle of Syria's civil war. Told in harrowing detail, the effort is a tactical triumph for the Americans, but soon Russia's long game becomes clear: it has UN cover to assist a close ally, Assad. As the Russians block attempts to check for chemical weapons that might have been missed, American realizes that ISIS seeks to secure them for itself. Red Line is a classic Joby Warrick true-life thriller: a character-driven narrative with a cast of heroes and villains, including weapons hunters, politicians, commandos, diplomats, and spies. Through original reporting and eyewitness accounts from direct participants, Joby Warrick reveals how a well-intentioned effort to save Syrian lives touched off a chain of events that would rescue a dictator, sustain a terrorist movement, unleash torrents of refugees, humiliate two U.S. presidents, and empower Russia and Iran"-- Provided by publisher
주제명(단체명) :	IS (Organization) --
일반주제명 :	Chemical weapons -- Syria --
일반주제명 :	Chemical weapons disposal -- Syria --
일반주제명 :	Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States --
주제명(지명) :	Syria History Civil War, 2011-
주제명(지명) :	Syria History Atrocities. Civil War, 2011-
주제명(지명) :	Syria History Participation, Russian. Civil War, 2011-
주제명(지명) :	United States Foreign relations Syria
주제명(지명) :	Syria Foreign relations United States
개인저자 :	Warrick, Joby, author
기타형태 저록 :	Online version: Warrick, Joby. Red line. First edition New York : Doubleday, [2020] 9780385544474
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