Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq,
by Thomas E. Ricks
Fiasco should be essential reading for anyone interested in the current
debate of American involvement in Iraq. Clearly written with detailed and
extensive research obvious throughout the book, Ricks masterfully builds his
case that the United States is indeed involved in a true military fiasco in
Iraq. Army reports, testimony of government officials and army officers and
other sources consistently are quoted. Ricks also uses scholarly studies of
other counterinsurgency conflicts effectively and gives the reader many
historical parallels to the Iraqi conflict. The war that most resembles the
current Iraqi situation was the French conflict in Algeria. This puts a
wonderful and enlightening perspective on Iraq. This book is enthusiastically
and urgently recommended.
-Roy
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