The book analyzes the economic cost of the Iraq war, detailing the financial burden of the war on the United States, including military spending, future obligations, and the broader economic effects of the conflict.
The Iraq War and its Consequences is the First and Only book that brings together more than 30 Nobel Peace laureates and eminent scholars to offer opinions, analyses and insights on the war that has drawn both widespread opposition and strong support.In this intellectually captivating book, Professor Irwin Abrams, considered the leading authority world-wide on the history of the Nobel Peace Pri…
Involved for over thirty years in the politics of Iraq, Ali A. Allawi (the former Minister of Defense and Finance) was a long-time opposition leader against the Baathist regime. In the post-Saddam years he has held important government positions and participated in crucial national decisions and events. In this book, the former Minister of Defense and Finance draws on his unique personal experi…
An explosive indictment of how the Bush Administration wasted billions in Iraq--through sweetheart deals to G.O.P. supporters, outrageous contracts to corrupt companies, and absurdly naïve assumptions. It was supposed to be quick and easy. The Bush Administration even promised that it wouldn't cost American taxpayers a thing Iraqi oil revenues would pay for it all. But billions and billions of…
The assault and capture of Iraq and the resistance it has provoked will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. In this passionate and provocative book, Tariq Ali provides a history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new, and argues against the view that sees imperialist occupation as the only viable solution to bring about regime-change in corrupt and dictatorial states. Like …
The Future of Iraq provides a primer on the history and political dynamics of this pivotal state divided by ethnic, religious and political antagonisms, and provocatively argues that the least discussed future of Iraq might be the best: managed partition. that even a significant American presence will not stabilize Iraq because it is an artificial state and its people have never shared a common…
Things didn't go wrong in postwar Iraq because the United States lacked a plan. Things went wrong because the United States was blinded by ideology and ignored planning that was already underway. Losing Iraq tells the story of the tragedy of Iraq, from the first discreet meetings to plan the political transition through the debacle the United States finally created. Losing Iraq is a stunning an…
This book brings together the most articulate and influential voices in the debate among conservatives over the tactics and strategy of America's engagement in Iraq. Its contribution run the gamut from protests to second thoughts to full-throated endorsements, and represent a vivid sampling of the ideological currents likely to influence the Bush administration in its ongoing efforts in Iraq an…
Contents: 1. Snowflakes from the secretary 2. The generated start 3. Smaller is beautiful 4. The other side of the hill 5. Back to the future 6. 'Round and round we go etc.
American Soldier is filled with revelation. Franks describes the covert diplomacy that helped him secure international cooperation for the war, and reveals the role of foreign leaders-and a critical double agent code- named "April Fool"-in the most successful military deception since D-Day in 1944. He speaks frankly of intelligence shortcomings that endangered our troops, and of the credible WM…