Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq

Thomas E. Ricks
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This is the Story of The American Military Adventure in Iraq. The Heart of the story Fiasco has to tell, which has never been told before, is that of a Military occupation whose leaders failed to see a blooming insurgency for what it was and as a result lead their soldiers in such a way that the insurgency became inevitable.
Genres: HistoryNonfictionPoliticsMilitary FictionWarMiddle EastMilitary HistoryAmerican HistoryAmericanJournalism
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