Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction FiascoAccording to conventional wisdom, Iraq has suffered because the Bush administration had no plan for reconstruction. That's not the case; the State Department's Future of Iraq group planned out the situation carefully and extensively, and Middle East expert David Phillips was part of this group. White House ideologues and imprudent Pentagon officials decided simply to ignore those plans. The administration only listened to what it wanted to hear. Losing Iraq doesn't't just criticize the policies of unilateralism, preemption, and possible deception that launched the war; it documents the process of returning sovereignty to an occupied Iraq. Unique, as well, are Phillips's personal accounts of dissension within the administration. The problems encountered in Iraq are troubling not only in themselves but also because they bode ill for other nation-building efforts in which the U.S. may become mired through this administration's doctrine of unilateral, preemptive war. Losing Iraq looks into the future of America's foreign policy with a clear-eyed critique of the problems that loom ahead. |
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Kurds. In the event of Saddam's removal, the Kurds' future would be uncertain.
During my visits to Iraq, I came to appreciate how Saddam's authoritarian rule
had suppressed simmering hostilities between Iraq's ethnic and religious groups.
Kurds. In the event of Saddam's removal, the Kurds' future would be uncertain.
During my visits to Iraq, I came to appreciate how Saddam's authoritarian rule
had suppressed simmering hostilities between Iraq's ethnic and religious groups.
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All it had was one person—Ahmad Chalabi—whom neo-conservatives wanted to
anoint as Iraq's future leader. Chalabi provided bogus intelligence on Iraq's
weapons of mass destruction (WMD). He convinced the Pentagon that Iraqis
would ...
All it had was one person—Ahmad Chalabi—whom neo-conservatives wanted to
anoint as Iraq's future leader. Chalabi provided bogus intelligence on Iraq's
weapons of mass destruction (WMD). He convinced the Pentagon that Iraqis
would ...
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The Future of Iraq Project was no silver bullet for Iraq's problems. To be sure, its
reports were not definitive blueprints. Pentagon officials thought the endeavor
was too theoretical and academic. But their outright dismissal—and even ...
The Future of Iraq Project was no silver bullet for Iraq's problems. To be sure, its
reports were not definitive blueprints. Pentagon officials thought the endeavor
was too theoretical and academic. But their outright dismissal—and even ...
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While the Future of Iraq Project anticipated that war criminals in the Iraqi armed
forces and intelligence services would be prosecuted, it envisioned untainted
elements in the security structure working in partnership with coalition forces.
While the Future of Iraq Project anticipated that war criminals in the Iraqi armed
forces and intelligence services would be prosecuted, it envisioned untainted
elements in the security structure working in partnership with coalition forces.
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Drafted by some of the same Iraqis who participated in the Future of Iraq Project,
the TAL bore a striking resemblance to documents produced by the Democratic
Principles Working Group. Many Iraqis, especially Arab Shi'a, rejected the interim
...
Drafted by some of the same Iraqis who participated in the Future of Iraq Project,
the TAL bore a striking resemblance to documents produced by the Democratic
Principles Working Group. Many Iraqis, especially Arab Shi'a, rejected the interim
...
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3 The Future of Iraq Project | 35 |
4 Interagency Relations | 41 |
5 Breaking the Ice | 45 |
6 The Principals Committee | 55 |
7 Ahmad Chalabi | 67 |
14 DeBaathification | 143 |
15 Occupation | 155 |
16 SelfRule | 169 |
17 The Interim Constitution | 185 |
18 Fighting on Two Fronts | 195 |
19 The Handover | 205 |
Epilogue | 215 |
Lessons in NationBuilding | 225 |
8 Wilton Park | 77 |
9 The Opposition Conference | 89 |
10 The Enemy of My Enemy | 103 |
11 A War Within a War | 111 |
12 Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance | 121 |
13 Basic Nihilistic Impulse | 133 |
Acronyms | 239 |
Timeline of Major Events | 241 |
Personalities | 247 |
Notes | 255 |
Index | 275 |
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