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Spain Ted |
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Breaking Iraq : the ten mistakes that broke Iraq / / by Colonel Ted Spain, US Army (ret) and Terry Turchie, Dep. Asst. Dir. FBI (ret) |
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History Publishing Company, LLC |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Campaigns - Baghdad |
Military assistance, American - Iraq |
Deception - Political aspects - United States |
Internal security - Iraq |
United States Politics and government 21st century |
Iraq Politics and government 2003- |
Iraq Armed Forces Operational readiness |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Foreword / Thomas E. Ricks -- Preface / Teddy R. Spain -- Introduction -- The Middle East, March, 2003 -- Where are all the military police?: the fallacy of Secretary Rumsfeld's deployment plans -- Law and order in the rear view mirror -- Enemy, terrorist, or criminal? -- Detainees and intelligence collection -- Janis Karpinski, warden of Abu Ghraib -- The combat arms mentality of Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez -- L. Paul Bremer's CPA: Can't Produce Anything -- Bernie Kerik, "the Commissioner" -- Can we count on the Iraqi police? -- The hidden weakness of the George W. Bush coalition of the unwilling -- Conclusion -- Glossary. |
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The unvarnished account of a brigade commander's tour of duty in Baghdad during the first chaotic year of the American occupation following the 2003 invasion. What went wrong and what was wrong with the U.S. military is closely examined. The ten major mistakes made in Washington and on the battlefield are brought to light--Publisher. |
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