The occupation of Iraq : winning the war, losing the peace / / Ali A. Allawi.

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Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
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Physical Description:xxiv, 518 p. :; ill., maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • The great divides
  • The rise of the opposition
  • The build-up to war
  • The invasion
  • Occupation authorities
  • A collapsed state : a ruined economy : a damaged society
  • Deepening rifts in a brittle society
  • Dismantling the Ba'athist state
  • The formation of the governing council and the rise of the insurgency
  • The shadow of real power
  • The enigma of Ayatollah Sistani
  • A constitution in waiting
  • The fires of sectarian hatreds
  • A Marshall Plan for Iraq?
  • April 2004 : the turning point
  • The interim Iraqi government
  • Arabs and Persians
  • Showdown at the shrine
  • To hold or abort an election
  • Corruption and the Potemkin state
  • Iraqi society on the eve of free elections
  • The vote
  • Negotiating a constitution
  • Crises and the Jaafari government
  • Into uncharted waters.