title: The Sixth Crisis: Iran, Israel, America, and the Rumors of War (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
author: Dana Allin
description: <br />"Allin and Simon provide a masterful account of the defining security challenge of the decade. The authors bring the right stuff to the task. Simon is an experienced Middle East hand who has witnessed presidential decision making up close and Allin is a demonstrated expert on international security. They are without illusions. Their book disposes of the myths on all sides to reveal the hard dilemmas facing Washington and Jerusalem."--Richard A. Clarke, author of <em>Against All Enemies</em>
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  _The Sixth Crisis_
  
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  dana h. allin and
  
  steven simon
  
  _The Sixth Crisis_
  
  Iran, Israel, America and
  
  the Rumors of War
  
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  An International Institute for Strategic Studies book
  
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