"In the midst of a war that has raised thousands of questions,
George Packer has given us a brilliant, moving, and essential book
with answers. Packer, who was an up close witness to the pre-war
debates and the wartime carnage, cuts past the simplistic
recriminations and takes us on an unforgettable journey that begins
on a trail of good intentions and winds up on a devastating trail
of tears. If you want to understand how Iraq became a quagmire, and
who the human beings are who suffer its consequences, you must read
this book." --Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "A
Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide "The Iraq
debate has long needed someone who is both tough-minded enough, and
sufficiently sensitive, to register all its complexities. In George
Packer's work, this need is answered . . . Packer shows himself
once more to be the best chronicler...that the conflict has
produced . . . He makes an impressively intelligent guide . . .
Packer has a genuine instinct for what the Iraqi people have
endured and are enduring, and writes with admirable empathy. His
own opinions are neither suppressed nor intrusive: he clearly
welcomes the end of Saddam while having serious doubts about the
wisdom of the war, and he continually tests himself against
experience." --Christopher Hitchens, "Publishers Weekly" Praise for
"Blood of the Liberals":
"I was fascinated and touched by ["Blood of the Liberals"], which
can be described as 'memoir plus, ' part personal recollection,
part essay about subjects seldom treated as reverberating with such
intimate meanings." --Scott Turow, "The Washington Post Book
World"
"A remarkable story . . . This book belongs on the shelfnext to
"Angela's Ashes, The Liars' Club, "and "A Heartbreaking Work of
Staggering Genius."" --Jack Hitt, "The New York Times Book Review"
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