num_pages: 112
description: Presents an eyewitness account of the 2003 war in Iraq while arguing that the war actually began in 1990 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and discusses how the conflict has divided public opinion.
language: English
title: A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq
titlecomplete: A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq
characters: Paul Wolfowitz, Idi Amin, Abu Nidal, Hans Blix, Ahmed Chalabi, Henry Kissinger, Tony Blair, Scott Ritter, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Osama Bin Laden, Barham Salih, Christopher Hitchens, Graydon Carter, Saddam Hussein, Jacques Chirac, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Kim Jong-il
genres: Political Science, Essays, Politics, Philosophy, Military Fiction, War, Nonfiction, History, Journalism
ratings_count: 432
places: Baghdad, Safwan, Kuwait City, Basra, Kosovo, Dearborn, Michigan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory
publisher: Plume