Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction FiascoBasic Books, 28 апр. 2009 г. - Всего страниц: 304 According 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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... U.S. global interests, the United States would retaliiate against failed states, such as Afghanistan, that provided ... military might to build a better world and to promote global freedom. Consistent with America's tradition and heritage, ...
... U.S. global interests, the United States would retaliiate against failed states, such as Afghanistan, that provided ... military might to build a better world and to promote global freedom. Consistent with America's tradition and heritage, ...
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... U.S. government goods and services to support Iraqi oppositionists trying to overthrow Saddam. In 2001, Bush sought to strengthen the UN's role by replacing existing sanctions with so-called smart sanctions targeting dual use and military ...
... U.S. government goods and services to support Iraqi oppositionists trying to overthrow Saddam. In 2001, Bush sought to strengthen the UN's role by replacing existing sanctions with so-called smart sanctions targeting dual use and military ...
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... U.S. se- curity strategy that had existed since the beginning of the Cold War. Bush came to believe that deterrence—the promise of massive retaliation against nations means nothing against shadowy terrorist networks with no nation or ...
... U.S. se- curity strategy that had existed since the beginning of the Cold War. Bush came to believe that deterrence—the promise of massive retaliation against nations means nothing against shadowy terrorist networks with no nation or ...
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... Defense Department's Central Command (CENTCOM) should start preparing war plans for Iraq, to include lines of attack, specific targets for U.S. missiles and warplanes, and the composition of highly mechanized ground forces. From $100 to ...
... Defense Department's Central Command (CENTCOM) should start preparing war plans for Iraq, to include lines of attack, specific targets for U.S. missiles and warplanes, and the composition of highly mechanized ground forces. From $100 to ...
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... us,” Bush said. “Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof—the smoking gun—that could come ... military ac- tion, so I contacted them to arrange my passage to Iraqi Kurdistan. CHAPTER 2 IRAQI KURDISTAN AFTER THE U.S. ...
... us,” Bush said. “Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof—the smoking gun—that could come ... military ac- tion, so I contacted them to arrange my passage to Iraqi Kurdistan. CHAPTER 2 IRAQI KURDISTAN AFTER THE U.S. ...
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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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