Iraq: The Cost of War

Foreword Introduction PART ONE Generational Change in the Middle East Iraq Turns Sour The 1998 Bombing Picking Up the Pieces PART TWO 11 September Changes the Equation President Bush Comes to the United Nations Resolution 1441 The Inspectors Return Pitched Battles in the Security Council The End of Diplomacy Collapse Into War The Occupation Starts Badly Sent to the Front Line PART THREE Early Weeks in Baghdad Pessimism is Unpopular Two Chickens, Two Eggs The Shia Resist Growing Anxiety in Washington Agreement at Last on the Political Process A Free Iraq Adding Up the Cost Epilogue Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Acknowledgements Index