iraq

"... an intimate insider's portrait of how and why the Iraq adventure failed and contains a unique analysis of the course of the war. Highlighting how nothing that happened in Iraq after 2003 was inevitable, ... exposes the failures of the policies of both Republicans and Democrats, and the lessons that must be learned about the limitations of power."--Dust jacket.

Military contractor Carter Andress was the ultimate boots-on-the-ground "civilian" in Iraq. His company employed 10,000 Iraqis to haul supplies everywhere. He and his company played a vital role in rallying Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds to unite behind the Government of Iraq's fight against al-Qaeda. The United States won the war in Iraq, only to see the peace lost by the Obama administration's unwillingness to negotiate a new "Status of Forces Agreement". The consequence of this is that ISIS, the Syria-based terrorist group, could enter Iraq with a terrorist army.

Reveals the cynical and duplicitous acts by foreign leaders that have shaped the conflicts and development of the Middle East in the years since World War I.

The author describes America's strategy in Iraq maintaining that the Bush administration failed to fully understand the ethnic and religious divisions within the country that has resulted in increased violence and civil war.

Describes the history of the alliance between the United States and Europe from the Cold War to President George W. Bush, and examines the effects of the war in Iraq in 2001 on the relationship between the United States and Europe.

Discusses the rise to power of Saddam Hussein and the threat posed by his dictatorial regime, the events leading to the United States attack on Iraq, and the aftermath of that conflict.

Describes the history of Iraq, the events during the first Gulf War in 1991, the decade of tension that followed, and actions that led to the United States' attack on that country in 2003.

A collection of over 250 photographs from American servicemen and women who describe their experiences and daily life while deployed in Iraq.

Describes the foreign policies in place in the Middle East, the struggle for Iraq, the history of dictatorship in Iraq, the changes in that country as a result of Western intervention, and the future of Iraq and the Middle East as a whole.