Defeat Losing Iraq and the Future of the Middle East
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9781582434797
- ISBN10:
1582434794
- Edition: Reprint
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 2009-04-21
- Publisher: Counterpoint
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Summary
As Barack Obama takes power, one question still dominates: Given all the resources ploughed into the Iraq War, why has it become impossible for the US to achieve its goals after toppling Saddam Hussein?
Author Biography
Jonathan Steele is a senior foreign correspondent and columnist on international affairs for the Guardian. He has won numerous journalistic awards, and he has twice been named International Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards. A regular broadcaster on the BBC and CNN, Steele has written several books on international affairs. He lives in London.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 5 |
| Iraq Without Iraqis | p. 11 |
| Arab Anguish | p. 29 |
| Creating Resistance: The Sunnis | p. 53 |
| Creating Resistance: The Shias | p. 75 |
| Leave in Time or Get Bogged Down | p. 113 |
| Creating Resistance: Humiliation and Death | p. 141 |
| Britain and Basra | p. 163 |
| Sectarian Conflict: Who's to Blame? | p. 197 |
| The Farce of Sovereignty | p. 231 |
| Conclusion | p. 249 |
| Epilogue | p. 259 |
| Notes | p. 273 |
| Bibliography | p. 289 |
| Index | p. 297 |
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