LEADER 02650nam 2200505 450 001 9910828686703321 005 20230809224011.0 010 $a1-61234-924-2 010 $a1-61234-926-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000001291829 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4853777 035 $a(OCoLC)985701560 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse56641 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4853777 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11381501 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1009224 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001291829 100 $a20170519h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe struggle for Iraq $ea view from the ground up /$fThomas M. Renahan 210 1$aLincoln, Nebraska :$cPotomac Books,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (520 pages) $cillustrations, map 311 $a1-61234-882-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSouthern Iraq -- An American advisor in the new Iraq -- The campaign for democracy -- Democracy and the culture of violence -- Bottoming out -- Baghdad and beyond -- "Welcome back to your country" -- Islam and democracy in the new Iraq -- The struggle to reduce corruption -- Extending the anti-corruption struggle to the national level -- The struggle for human rights -- The struggle to protect civil society organizations -- The personal meaning of terrorism -- The day the music died -- Sinking your own ship -- The instinct to control -- US aid and lessons learned in Iraq -- Kurdistan from the inside -- The Kurds : red, white, and blue and shades of gray -- A ministry from the ground up -- Reforming a ministry : starting low, aiming high -- America and the future of Iraq -- Picking up the pieces in a shattered country -- Winning the endgame in Iraq -- Drawing lines in the sand -- The American from Iraq. 330 $aA political scientist's firsthand report on Iraq and his work with his Iraqi staff to promote democracy and fight corruption, from the days of the Coalition Provisional Authority to the present, and his recommendations for American policy-makers based on the lessons learned. 606 $aDemocracy$zIraq 606 $aPolitical corruption$zIraq 607 $aIraq$xPolitics and government$y2003- 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aPolitical corruption 676 $a320.9567 700 $aRenahan$b Thomas M$g(Thomas Michael),$f1941-$01635469 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828686703321 996 $aThe struggle for Iraq$93976271 997 $aUNINA