Also Quote by Stephen Kinzer

In their war against Israel's existence, the Arab governments took advantage of the Cold War. They enlisted the military, economic, and political support of…

— Yitzhak Shamir

The United States has dealt with the Middle East and surrounding regions for many decades in the context of the Cold War.

— Stephen Kinzer

When we say that the Arabs are the aggressors and we defend ourselves---- that is only half the truth. As regards our security and…

— David

“The most costly and protracted Middle East conflict of this era, the Iran-Iraq war of 1980–8, had nothing to do with the Cold War,…

— Fred Halliday

As British and French imperialism ebbed following the end of the Second World War, America became the main outside player in Arab affairs.

— Stephen Kinzer

“Why should we be closer to the Soviets? Because the Americans have challenged us. America is involved in a conspiracy [against the Arab world],…

— Muammar Al-Qaddafi

I think the Cold War works as a great analogy or simile for different kinds of conflict. It's funny, when you look back at…

— Matthew Rhys

You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.

— Jehane Noujaim

“Since 1947, official American policy towards the Soviet Union had been one of containment short of war; but the same geostrategic principles did not…

— Malcolm H. Murfett

There is a conflict in the Middle East between two entities, and they're both right, each in their own way.

— Reuven Rivlin

People nowadays don't know about the Cold War and the U.S.'s old rivalry with the U.S.S.R.

— Hideo Kojima

“Daily, the media report human activity in which force is used to settle disputes. Since 1945 not a single day has gone by without…

— Eugene R. Wittkopf