The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without EndA former member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee documents what he believes to be the failed American war in Iraq, detailing how the country has split into a Kurdish independent state, strict Islamic regions, and a chaotic Sunni area. |
Contents
The Appointment in Samarra | 1 |
Appeasement | 13 |
He Gassed His Own People | 23 |
The Uprising | 36 |
Arrogance and Ignorance | 70 |
Aftermath | 102 |
Cant Provide Anything | 114 |
Kurdistan | 147 |
How to Get Out of Iraq | 208 |
Bushs New Iraq Strategy | 225 |
Special Provisions for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq | 239 |
Iraqs Political Parties and the 2005 Elections | 244 |
Cast of Characters | 248 |
A Note on Sources | 254 |
Acknowledgments | 259 |
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The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End Peter W. Galbraith Limited preview - 2008 |
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