Fateful Triangle

5ContentsClick on number to go to pageForeword................................................................................... 12Preface to the Updated Edition.................................................... 15Notes—Preface....................................................................341. Fanning the Flames................................................................ 36Notes—Chapter 1 ................................................................452. The Origins of the “Special Relationship”.................................. 471. Levels of Support: Diplomatic, Material, Ideological ..............482. Causal Factors .................................................................542.1 Domestic Pressure Groups and their Interests ...........542.2 U.S. Strategic Interests.............................................612.2.1 Threats to U.S. Control of Middle East Oil ...................622.2.2 The Indigenous Threat: Israel as a Strategic Asset ........662.2.3 Subsidiary Services ..................................................713. American Liberalism and Ideological Support for Israel ..........78Notes—Chapter 2 ................................................................873. Rejectionism and Accommodation ........................................... 951. A Framework for Discussion ..............................................961.1 The Concept of Rejectionism ....................................961.2 The International Consensus.....................................982. The Stands of the Major Actors ........................................1022.1 The United States ..................................................1022.2 Israel .....................................................................104Classics in Politics: The Fateful TriangleNoam Chomsky