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Loading... Ignorant Armies: Sliding into War in Iraqby Gwynne Dyer
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Baffled by how Bush’s war on al-Qaeda segued into war on Iraq? Canada’s leading expert on war unravels the tangled chain of events The terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, have unleashed an avalanche of events that is sliding inexorably towards war between the U.S.A. (and possibly its allies) and Iraq. These events are clearly connected yet so hugely different in character and motive that even those who follow the news closely are bewildered by how the war on al-Qaeda in Afghanistan segued into war in the Middle East. In Ignorant Armies, Gwynne Dyer, a peerless commentator on the causes and consequences of war, explains the strategies of the major players: American, Iraqi, Israeli, and Islamist. Alarmingly, he demonstrates that despite the growing bellicosity from the White House, neither the U.S.A. nor the other protagonists in this drama have a strategy that serves their own long-term interests. Worse, they are unlikely to achieve even their short-term goals. But, Dyer argues convincingly, they are likely to smash a good deal of crockery on their way to finding that out. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)956.70443History and Geography Asia Middle East IraqLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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If one acquires the frame of reference used by Dyer and applies it oneself, you have the melancholy position of being often right, and little listened to. But you will so often be right, once hindsight can be deployed. ( )