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The author examines what went
right and what went wrong in the war in Iraq and how it fits into the
larger context of the War on Terror. He puts aside the partisan
political rhetoric and reveals the many intelligence errors and
military mistakes made by the United States in the preparation for and
conduct of the war in Iraq. He states the case that the U.S. may
have, because of avoidable mistakes, become unnecessarily weaker as a
result of our actions in Iraq. Product description: "Drawing
upon an extraordinary wealth of previously untapped intelligence and
regional sources, The Secret History of the Iraq War presents
the most detailed, fascinating, and convincing account of the most
controversial war of our times—and offers a sobering indictment of an
intelligence system that failed the White House, the American
military, and the people of the Middle East."
The book covers the period of mid-2002 when the Bush administration
started serious preparations for the War in Iraq to 2003. The
book is most helpful in examining the intelligence failures and in
understanding why the Arab world and Iraqis in general took a dim view
of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. There are some
instances where the author tries to prove the argument that Iraq had
WMD weapons and concrete ties to al Qaeda's attack on 9./11. I
don't buy it.
About the Author. Yossef Bodansky has been director of the
Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare for
many years. He is involved in many research organizations and is
a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins University. |