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In this book, writers from across the political spectrum and across the world tackle Husseins many public and private faces, discussing this complicated man and his long-suffering country. The result is a contentious and enlightening exploration of the secular Iraqi dictator who has become public enemy number one in Americas near-holy war against terrorism. Selections are from leading commentators, such as Shyam Bhatia, Efraim Karsh, Khidr Abd Al-Abas,...

The removal of the regime of Saddam Hussein and the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Iraqi state were critical components of U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East in the aftermath of 9/11. This book presents a clear, succinct and balanced appraisal of how the current Iraqi crisis has developed.

Examines the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime, following a diverse group of Iraqis from a life of fear under Saddam's rule, through the events of the invasion and the regime's fall, to America's seizure of power and its repercussions.

This history of Iraq focuses on the interaction between the old and the new, or between continuity and change, as it is manifested in the nature of social development, nation-building, the state and the political opposition.

Iraq is the focal point of the Bush Administration war on terror in the Middle East and an Arab country transitioning to the democracy.

"More than a decade after the US-led invasion of Iraq, most studies of the Iraq conflict focus on the twin questions of whether the United States should have entered Iraq in 2003 and whether it should have exited in 2011, but few have examined the new Iraqi state and society on its own merits. Iraq after America examines the government and the sectarian and secular factions that have emerged in Iraq since the US invasion of 2003, presenting the interrelations...

Provides an analysis of the historical, ethnic, religious, and political forces that produced Saddam Hussein's dictatorship, while identifying Iraq's lack of identity and arguing that the country could prove less stable without him.

Written entirely by individuals who served between mid-2004 and mid-2005 at Headquarters, Multinational Force--Iraq, in Baghdad's Green Zone, the eight chapters of this volume document the failures of the American occupation of Iraq, summarized by editor Mowle as consisting particularly of "lack of cross-functional strategic planning, insufficient understanding of the situation, and insufficient cross-functional control over command and execution."...

Braude sheds light on a country unknown to Westerners after a decade of international isolation and shows how a viable Iraqi economy will help transform the Middle East. Confronting future challenges with optimism, Braude outlines the transition of Iraq's political system; the reconstitution of its worn-out military into an army of nation-building; the promotion of religious tolerance; new business opportunities, and the revitalization of its entertainment...