Fiasco the American military adventure in Iraq - Ricks, Thomas E (New York Penguin Press, 2006)
Containment -- A bad ending -- Containment and its discontents -- This changes everything: the aftermath of 9/11 -- The war of words -- The run-up -- The silence of the lambs -- Into Iraq -- Winning a battle -- How to create an insurgency (I) -- How to create an insurgency (II) -- The CPA: "can't produce anything" -- Getting tough -- The descent into abuse -- The long term -- "The Army of the Euphrates" takes stock -- The Marine Corps files a dissent -- The surprise -- The price paid -- The corrections -- Turnover -- Too little too late? -- Betting against history
Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index
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Keywords: Iraq War, 2003-2011; United States -- History, Military -- 21st century