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41. A Short History of Iraq: From 636 to the Present by Thabit Abdullah | |
Paperback: 256
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(2003-10-10)
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An Excellent Brief and Balanced Account
Iraq - The Original Melting Pot |
42. Potential limitations on U.S. military operations in and around Iraq (8).(FY2007 Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Other Purposes): ... Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs by Stephen Daggett, Amy Belasco, Pat Towell, Susan B. Epstein, Connie Veillette, Curt Tarnoff, Rhoda Margesson, Bart Elias | |
Digital: 16
Pages
(2007-05-01)
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43. Defense contracting in Iraq: issues and options for Congress.(CRS Report for Congress)(Report): An article from: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs by Valerie Bailey Grasso | |
Digital: 51
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(2008-08-01)
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44. The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein by Sandra Mackey | |
Paperback: 416
Pages
(2003-04)
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Editorial Review Product Description The Reckoning is an account of the forces—historical, religious, ethnic, and political—that produced Saddam's dictatorship. Iraq was forged after World War I from the Mesopotamian region of the collapsed Ottoman Empire, and its people have never had a national identity or a sense of common purpose. Hussein, ruling by terror, pitted the various ethnic groups, religious interests, and tribes against one another, and in so doing achieved the destruction of Iraq's middle class and civilized society. After he goes, the country could be the site of conflict even more vicious than the Balkan wars. With a new epilogue for this paperback edition. 16 b/w photographs, 6 maps. Customer Reviews (26)
Another Great Work by Mackey
Best book I have read about Iraq
Decent background
Not the best book on Iraq, but still worth the read
A prediction of the hardships to come. |
45. Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction Fiasco by David L. Phillips | |
Paperback: 304
Pages
(2006-05-30)
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Editorial Review Product Description 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 and revealing look at our recent past--with a candid take on how we can prevent this sort of tragedy from happening again. "The best recapitulation we have so far had of the position of those who ardently supported U.S. intervention in Iraq.... What makes [Losing Iraq] essential reading for anyone interested in why the postwar went so badly is his insider's view of how the United States planned and how it failed to plan for the Iraq over which it would hold sway after the fall of Saddam." (David Rieff, The Nation) "A fascinating, unbiased read, from an author who has witnessed the events first hand." (Rocky Mountain News) "Losing Iraq...[shows] how the neoconservatives' blind faith might have benefited from a blunt reality check." (Austin American Statesman) Customer Reviews (16)
Madness of imperialism
In touch with Washington, out of touch with Iraq
I just couldn't get through this one; my apologies to the author
Mistitled- the fiasco was in pre-war planning
Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction Fiasco |
46. The Iraq Study Group Report by Lee H. Hamilton, James A. Iii Baker, The Iraq Study Group | |
Kindle Edition: 160
Pages
(2006-12-19)
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Insightful.Provocative
A good addition to one's reference shelf
You Break it, You Bought it
Baker Report Would Turn Failed Ideas Into Policy
Fantastic book |
47. Dictatorship, Imperialism and Chaos: Iraq Since 1989 (Global History of the Present) by Thabit A.J. Abdullah | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(2006-10-31)
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48. A Solitary War: A Diplomat's Chronicle of the Iraq War and Its Lessons by Heraldo Munoz | |
Paperback: 270
Pages
(2008-04-15)
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What isn't said makes the difference
The failure of unilateralism |
49. Iraq Decoded by Dr. Jabbar Fazeli | |
Paperback: 126
Pages
(2007-08-17)
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50. ANGELS AMONG US. . .EVEN IN IRAQ by Diane Hassan | |
Paperback: 336
Pages
(2008-01-15)
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Shumez (Sunshine) In The Storm
A Story Americans Should Read |
51. Security in Iraq: A Framework for Analyzing Emerging Threats as U.S. Forces Leave by David C. Gompert, Terrence K. Kelly | |
Paperback: 96
Pages
(2010-03-16)
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52. Private Sector, Public Wars: Contractors in Combat - Afghanistan, Iraq, and Future Conflicts (The Changing Face of War) by James Jay Carafano | |
Hardcover: 252
Pages
(2008-07-30)
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Editorial Review Product Description Contractors are big business and a big part of war, with businesses taking upon themselves many tasks previously designated to the armed forces. By 2007, there were over 100,000 individuals working on U.S. contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan-versus about 160,000 U.S. combat troops. By some estimates, contractors account for some 40 percent of the costs of running operations. This important work examines how that came to be, as well as answering a number of critical questions: How have Congress, public interest groups, and other parties dealt with the issue? How is the marketplace affecting the American way of war? What impact will this have on force structure? How will the growing involvement of the private sector influence such matters as the all-volunteer force and the procurement and maintenance of advanced warfighting systems? The emergent role of contractors on the battlefield reflects a deeply significant transition in the nature of armed conflict, a significant rebalancing between the roles of the private and public sectors. This change is the most significant upheaval in the nature of warfare since the rise of the nation-state in the 17th century. It represents a transformation started long before the invasion of Iraq and, absent a dramatic change in the evolution of the global marketplace, it will continue to increase, regardless of the course of American domestic politics. Government will have to change to keep up. Understanding why the private sector has come to play such a prominent role in public wars requires tracing a story as torturous and, at times, mysterious as the search for the Holy Grail, a tale filled with deceit, greed, courage, selflessness, stupidity, misdirection, and myth. It includes following a winding path from Medieval Tuscan hills, to England, to colonial America, to the sands of Iwo Jima and of Iraq, the mountains of Afghanistan, the corridors of Wall Street, and the halls of the Pentagon. It demands walking through the cross sections of military, political, social, cultural, economic, intellectual, and business history. At the end of the journey lies the unvarnished truth about contractors in combat. That is the story Private Sector, Public Wars means to tell. |
53. How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity by Brendan O'Leary | |
Hardcover: 280
Pages
(2009-01-21)
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Editorial Review Product Description "There is no reason why America's withdrawal from Iraq should be as dishonest as its intervention has been judged to be."—Brendan O'Leary, from the Preface |
54. Constitution Making Under Occupation: The Politics of Imposed Revolution in Iraq (Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History) by Andrew Arato | |
Hardcover: 376
Pages
(2009-02-18)
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Editorial Review Product Description The attempt in 2004 to draft an interim constitution in Iraq and the effort to enact a permanent one in 2005 were unintended outcomes of the American occupation, which first sought to impose a constitution by its agents. This two-stage constitution-making paradigm, implemented in a wholly unplanned move by the Iraqis and their American sponsors, formed a kind of compromise between the populist-democratic project of Shi'ite clerics and America's external interference. As long as it was used in a coherent and legitimate way, the method held promise. Unfortunately, the logic of external imposition and political exclusion compromised the negotiations. Andrew Arato is the first person to record this historic process and analyze its special problems. He compares the drafting of the Iraqi constitution to similar, externally imposed constitutional revolutions by the United States, especially in Japan and Germany, and identifies the political missteps that contributed to problems of learning and legitimacy. Instead of claiming that the right model of constitution making would have maintained stability in Iraq, Arato focuses on the fragile opportunity for democratization that was strengthened only slightly by the methods used to draft a constitution. Arato contends that this event would have benefited greatly from an overall framework of internationalization, and he argues that a better set of guidelines (rather than the obsolete Hague and Geneva regulations) should be followed in the future. With access to an extensive body of literature, Arato highlights the difficulty of exporting democracy to a country that opposes all such foreign designs and fundamentally disagrees on matters of political identity. |
55. The Shi`ite Movement in Iraq by Faleh A. Jabar | |
Hardcover: 288
Pages
(2005-04-02)
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This is a masterpiece work on Iraqi Shiites |
56. Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq: Transforming Military Logistics (Contemporary Security Studies) by Christopher Kinsey | |
Hardcover: 208
Pages
(2009-08-17)
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Editorial Review Product Description Private Contractors and the Reconstruction of Iraq examines the controversial role of military contractors in the reconstruction of Iraq. When 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' was launched in March 2003, few, if any, of the Coalition's political leaders could have envisaged that within a few months the number of private contractors engaged to keep the troops supplied would exceed their actual combat strength. This alternative 'army' was not only to become the largest assemblage of contractors in living memory to accompany a military force into a war zone, but was also responsible for a fundamental transformation of how military logistics were delivered. This book explains how and why the US and UK governments became so dependent upon military contractors during the war in Iraq. It also examines the ramifications this new dependency will have on future military operations, as the conflict in Iraq has shown that private contractors are now indispensable to the attainment of both the military and political objectives of war. Finally, the book discusses what advantages and disadvantages these companies have brought to the reconstruction of Iraq, and what lessons need to be learned from this experience. This book will be of great interest to students of military and strategic studies, Middle Eastern politics and international security, and as well as policymakers and military professionals. Christopher Kinsey is a lecturer in international security at King's College London, Defence Studies Department, at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Shrivenham. His previous publications include Corporate Soldiers and International Security: The Rise of Private Military Companies (Routledge: 2006) |
57. Withdrawing from Iraq: Alternative Schedules, Associated Risks, and Mitigating Strategies by Walter L. Perry | |
Paperback: 206
Pages
(2009-10-25)
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58. Iraq, Lies, Cover-ups, & Consquences (Volume 0) by Rodney Stich | |
Paperback: 432
Pages
(2005-12-23)
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59. Iraq: regional perspectives and U.S. policy.(Congressional Research Service)(Report): An article from: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs by Christopher M. Blanchard, Kenneth Katzman, Carol Migdalovitz, Jeremy M. Sharp | |
Digital: 70
Pages
(2009-10-01)
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60. Surging out of Iraq? | |
Hardcover: 208
Pages
(2008-01)
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