| Description |
394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-382) and index. |
| Summary |
Since early 2007 a new military order has directed American strategy. Some top U.S. officials now in Iraq actually opposed the 2003 invasion, and almost all are severely critical of how the war was fought from then through 2006. At the core of the story is General David Petraeus, a military intellectual who has gathered around him an unprecedented number of officers with both combat experience and Ph.D.s. Underscoring his new and unorthodox approach, three of his key advisers are quirky foreigners--an Australian infantryman-turned-anthropologist, an antimilitary British woman who is an expert in the Middle East, and a Mennonite-educated Palestinian pacifist. For Petraeus, prevailing in Iraq means extending the war. Thomas E. Ricks concludes that the war is likely to last another five to ten years--and that that outcome is a best case scenario. |
| Subject |
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Petraeus, David Howell -- Military leadership.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns.
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United States -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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| ISBN |
9781594201974 |
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1594201978 |
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