Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq

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  • Posted November 13, 2009

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    I Also Recommend:

    Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Iraq
    Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam
    Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century
    Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
    A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962

    The name says it all

    If one is to be honest, especially those in the military and the department of defence, we have to admit that we made mistakes in the beginning. Thomas E. Ricks, is an individual who has said things that many of us privately thought but never spoke up. There were a series of mistakes and miscalculations, from training and preparedness, to the realistic expectations of what would once we invaded and won. I'm usuually skeptical about topics like this and was looking for some bias or slant to support those against the war; but to my surprise it really spoke to more of the unspoken truth and say the things that needed to be said. I look forward to reading the follow up "The Gamble" about the surge written by Thomas E. Ricks as well.

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  • Posted September 20, 2009

    This book is good

    The book is mostly for learning purposes unless, like me, you find personal interest.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 1, 2009

    FIASCO is anything but!

    a 'must read' if you are going to understand the 'behind the scenes' working of the minds & people - what they thought, how they behaved and why we are where we are today.

    An example: A very highly ranked women said: "I knew there were 500 ways to do it wrong. Who knew they would go do all 500 of them"
    A fascinating, spellbinding, hugely researched account. Democrats and Republicans
    absolutely should read this if they are going know anything besides 'the spin'..

    Susan

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 23, 2009

    An essential guide to the early invasion of Iraq. This book should be right behind Sun Tzo's "The Art of War" on every military Officer's bookshelf.

    This is an excellent history of the early invasion of Iraq. It is not very speciffic and focuses on a long period of time instead of individual events. I think everyone in the military should read this book.

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  • Posted February 8, 2009

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    Excellent Book

    As an Army veteran of the war in Iraq (2004-2005) I can say I was very impressed with this book, very accurate in it's description of the combat that took place and it is a scathing look at the incompetance and lack of planning by the Bush administration and the Pentagon, all Americans should read this book if they want a real version of what happened during the first part of the war, it will change a lot of minds and prove that Bush/Cheney/ Rumsfeld had no idea what they were getting into or even what they were doing.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 8, 2009

    Outdated Nonsense. Waste of time

    its interesting that folks like Thomas Ricks can get book deals for subjects they so obviously know little about. Like a true Michael Moore piece of quasi-fiction this book handpicks individuals for information and in my estimate most likely ignores those who give him information that doesnt gel with his book's "vision". Any American who reads the newspaper knows this book is now dreadfully outdated and that Mr. Ricks hedged his bets with the wrong side. An unengaging slow read that did little to draw the reader in.

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