America unravels Iraq
Subtitle: Kurds, Shiites, and Sunni Arabs compete for supremacy
By: by Mohammed M.A. Ahmed.
Publisher: Mazda Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Costa Mesa, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 501
ISBN-13: 9781568592770
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-; Iraq War, 2003- -- Social aspects; Iraq War, 2003- -- Political aspects; Insurgency -- Iraq; Military planning -- United States; Iraq -- Politics and government -- 2003-; Iraq -- Strategic aspects; United States -- Military policy
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Brief history; title: Iraq's internal complexity; title: Occupation and administration; title: Nominal transfer of sovereignty; title: Insurgency sets a pattern; title: Collateral damage; title: Transitional government; title: Struggle for power intensifies; title: Consensus government formed; title: Appeasement of Sunni Arabs propel violence; title: U.S. blames al-Maliki for the mess; title: Climax of sectarian violence; title: Oil smuggling sustains insurgency; title: Multi-dimensional counterterrorism; title: Divide and conquer policy bear fruits; title: Al-Maliki asserts authority; title: Al-Maliki overplays his hands; title: January 2009 provincial elections and their aftermath; title: U.S.-Iraq strategic agreement.