Controlled by other nationalities or other interests. He wanted to create a school that represented the american model of education, that lived American Values and that gave people in the middle east an awareness that an American Education was something that would benefit their lives every day in tangible ways. And he succeeded. Host why is it important to tell this story, in your view . Guest because i think most middle easterners and americans, for that matter, are unaware of in this longer, deeper humanitarian dimension of americas involvement in the middle east. When we think about our involvement in the middle east, it usually centers on oil, israel and military security. And middle easterners feel likewise. They dont think about what are the longer roots of american involvement that have nothing to do with oil, israel, the deployment of combat troops to protect our interests. Host brian sand mark, his most recent book, american sheikhs. This isz3 booktv on cspan2. Up next, author