The occupation of Iraq
Subtitle: winning the war, losing the peace
By: Ali A. Allawi.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9780300110159
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-; Iraq -- Politics and government -- 2003-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Enter the opposition; title: The march to war; title: The invasion; title: An occupation authority; title: A collapsed state: a ruined economy: a damaged society; title: A society in discord; title: Dismantling the Baathist state; title: The UN and the formation of the governing council; title: The rise of the insurgency; title: Real power and shadow governments; title: Sistani, elections and the transition process; title: A constitution in waiting; title: The fires of sectarian hatreds; title: A Marshall Plan for Iraq; title: April 2004: the fulcrum month; title: The interim Iraqi government; title: Arabs and Persians; title: Showdown at the shrine; title: To hold or abort an election; title: Corruption and the potemkin state; title: Iraqi society on the eve of free elections; title: A contentious election: an elected government; title: An impermanent constitution; title: Crises and the Jaafari government; title: Into uncharted waters; title: The law of unintended consequences.