Ali A. Allawi is senior adviser to the Prime Minister of Iraq. Since the Coalition's invasion of Iraq, he served as his country's first post-war civilian Minister of Defence, was elected to the Transitional National Assembly as a member of the United Iraqi Alliance, and was appointed Minister of Finance under Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaffari.
"Poignant. . . . Others have chronicled what went wrong [with the
invasion of Iraq]. Few have witnessed events so close up, and with
so intimate a knowledge of the gap between (Iraq) reality and
(American) expectation." Daniel Pudles, The Economist--Daniel
Pudles"The Economist" (04/20/2007)"
"The most comprehensive historical account to date of the
disastrous aftermath of the American invasion." Edward Wong, New
York Times Book Review--Edward Wong"New York Times Book"
(05/27/2007)"
A comprehensive survey of the occupation of Iraq that highlights
the complacency and failings of the American project. This is a
sobering account, written from the rare view of an Iraqi insider.
Allawi reveals how often the Iraqis were ignored in the chaotic
rebuilding of their country and explains the complex dynamics
behind Iraq's descent into violent sectarainism. Rory McCarthy,
Jerusalem correspondent for theGuardian and author of Nobody Told
Us We Are Defeated: Stories from the New Iraq--Rory McCarthy"
Ali A. Allawi, until recently an Iraqi minister, is one of Iraq's
most respected politicians of the post-Saddam era. His study of the
crisis in Iraq is by far the most perceptive analysis of the extent
of the disaster in his country, and how it might best be resolved.
It is the first real attempt to suggest the Middle East might pull
out of its death spiral."--Patrick Cockburn, correspondent for the
Independent and author of The Occupation: War and Resistance in
Iraq"
While many books have been written about Iraq's tragedy, Ali
Allawi's story offers a unique insider's perspective of the global
forces, local passions and diverse personalities that converged to
create a situation that will haunt us for decades. An indispensable
source of ideas about what happened - and what is likely to happen
- in Iraq. Moises Naim, editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine
and author of Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats are
Hijacking the Global Economy--Moises Naim"
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