TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ricks,Thomas E.
TI  - Fiasco: the American military adventure in Iraq 
SN  - 1-59420-103-X
U1  - 956.7044/3 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York, London
PB  - Penguin Press
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-
KW  - United States
KW  - History, Military
KW  - 21st century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [441]-462) and index; Containment -- A bad ending -- Containment and its discontents -- This changes everything: the aftermath of 9/11 -- The war of words -- The run-up -- The silence of the lambs -- Into Iraq -- Winning a battle -- How to create an insurgency (I) -- How to create an insurgency (II) -- The CPA: "can't produce anything" -- Getting tough -- The descent into abuse -- The long term -- "The Army of the Euphrates" takes stock -- The Marine Corps files a dissent -- The surprise -- The price paid -- The corrections -- Turnover -- Too little too late? -- Betting against history
ER  -