| Description |
ix, 292 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The drums of war -- Iraqi Kurdistan -- The future of Iraq project -- Interagency relations -- Breaking the ice -- The principals committee -- Ahmad Chalabi -- Wilton Park -- The opposition conference -- The enemy of my enemy -- A war within a war -- Orha -- Basic nihilistic impulse -- De-ba'athification -- Occupation -- Self-rule -- Interim constitution -- Fighting on two fronts -- The handover |
| Summary |
"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 created even as President Bush was declaring "mission accomplished," on up to the January 2005 Iraqi elections." "Losing Iraq doesn't simply criticize the policies of unilateralism, preemption, and possible deception that launched the war; it documents how the halting process of returning sovereignty to Iraqis fueled the insurgency and precipitated the postwar fiasco. Drawing on his vast experience in nation-building, David L. Phillips offers a unique view of the unfolding drama of restoring sovereignty to the Iraqis."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Iraq |
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Postwar reconstruction |
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United States |
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Mismanagement |
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Planning processes |
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Foreign policy |
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Iraq War |
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Overseas item |
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Nation building |
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Transition arrangements (Government) |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Postwar reconstruction -- Iraq.
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| SUBJECT |
Iraq -- History -- 2003- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004001802
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| LC no. |
2005003969 |
| ISBN |
0813343046 hardcover alkaline paper |
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