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America unravels Iraq : Kurds, Shiites, and Sunni Arabs compete for supremacy / Mohammed M.A. Ahmed.
Van Pelt Library DS79.76 .A365 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ahmed, Mohammed M. A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Social aspects.
- Social aspects.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Political aspects.
- Iraq--Politics and government--2003-.
- Iraq.
- Politics and government.
- Insurgency--Iraq.
- Insurgency.
- Military planning--United States.
- Military planning.
- United States.
- Iraq--Strategic aspects.
- United States--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 501 pages : maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Costa Mesa, Calif. : Mazda Publishers, 2010.
- Contents:
- Brief history
- Iraq's internal complexity
- Occupation and administration
- Nominal transfer of sovereignty
- Insurgency sets a pattern
- Collateral damage
- Transitional government
- Struggle for power intensifies
- Consensus government formed
- Appeasement of Sunni Arabs propel violence
- U.S. blames al-Maliki for the mess
- Climax of sectarian violence
- Oil smuggling sustains insurgency
- Multi-dimensional counterterrorism
- Divide and conquer policy bear fruits
- Al-Maliki asserts authority
- Al-Maliki overplays his hands
- January 2009 provincial elections and their aftermath
- U.S.-Iraq strategic agreement.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781568592770
- 1568592779
- OCLC:
- 460934239
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