Ending the Iraq war
Subtitle: a primer
By: by Phyllis Bennis.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Olive Branch Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Northampton MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9781566567176
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003- -- Evaluation; Iraq War, 2003- -- Influence; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: What does Iraq at war look like?; title: Isn't the "surge" strategy working?; title: Isn't it really a civil war between Iraqis?; title: What are the costs of the war to Iraq and Iraqis?; title: What do Iraqis want?; title: Didn't Iraqis want the US to overthrow Saddam Hussein?; title: Who are Iraq's Shi'a, Sunnis, and Kurds, and why does it matter?; title: What is the specific history between Iraqi Kurds and the US?; title: Aren't there huge differences between Iraq's Sunnis, Shi'a, and Kurds? : shouldn't we just divide Iraq into three parts?; title: Didn't the US bring democracy, a constitution, an elected government to Iraq?; title: What are war crimes in Iraq, and who is committing them?; title: Doesn't the Iraq war make US safer against another 9/11 attack?; title: What are the costs to the US and US people?; title: Why did the us invade Iraq?; title: What kind of relationship did the US have with Iraq before the 2003 invasion, occupation, and war?; title: Was the invasion legal? : is the war legal now?; title: Didn't the US troops in Iraq all volunteer to be there?; title: Does calling for an end to the war mean we're not supporting the troops?; title: What are "private military contractors" and why does the US need 150,000 of them in Iraq?; title: What is the story of the 15+ bases the U.S. is building in Iraq?; title: What does oil have to do with the Iraq war?; title: Who benefits from the Iraq war?; title: What do Americans want?; title: What is the impact of the Iraq war on global terrorism?; title: What is the impact of the Iraq war on what is known as Islamic fundamentalism?; title: What is Israel's role in the US war in Iraq?; title: What is Iran's role in the Iraq war?; title: Do Arab governments support the Iraq war? : how about Arab people?; title: Isn't the Iraq war distracting the US from the "real" war against terrorism in Afghanistan?; title: What was the United Nations role in authorizing the Iraq war?; title: What has the UN done during the US-British occupation of Iraq?; title: What has been the impact of the Iraq war on the United Nations and on international law?; title: Even without UN endorsement, wasn't the invasion of Iraq really an international campaign because of the "coalition of the willing"?; title: What do people around the world think about the Iraq war and about the US as a result of the war?; title: What does it mean to "end the war"?; title: Isn't the US trying to get out of Iraq as soon as it is stable?; title: Don't we have a "pottery barn" responsibility to Iraq?; title: Wouldn't it be irresponsible for the US to withdraw all the troops?; title: Should we replace US troops with UN blue helmets?; title: What will Iraq's neighbors do if we pull out?; title: What can congress do about the war?; title: Are opponents to the war really soft on terrorism?; title: What will happen if the US ends the occupation, withdraws all its troops and closes the bases?; title: If 70 percent of Americans want to end the war, why is it continuing?; title: What will it take to force the US government to end the war?.