1973 Arab Israeli War. It forced the nixon administration to realize that arab frustration over israel’s unwillingness to withdraw from the territories it had occupied in 1967 could have major strategic consequences for the united states. Tensions between israel and the arabs have been complicated and heightened by the political, strategic, and economic interests in the area of the great powers.

The 1967 and 1973 wars in the middle east radically changed the face of the region: Israel and iraq have been implacable foes since 1948. In the 1973 war, anwar sadat, egypt's president, was able to exploit israeli vulnerabilities to achieve political success through a limited war.