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Before you buy this book - read this I had this book AND 'The Prince of the Marshes' recommended to me by Amazon. I looked carefully at both descriptions and although I was suspicious because the titles are so similar - since they had different ISBNs - I ordered both. The content of both books is identical. Please don't make the mistake I did - if you are tempted to buy 'The Prince of the Marshes' DON'T - you only need one of these. Haven't read it yet so can't review it. I filled in the stars because I had to.
Not the best book about Iraq I was not enjoying this book very much and, unusually for me, did not even finish it. Far from being an easy read, to me it seemed disjointed and confusing. What could have been an interesting anecdote too often ended abruptly with no clear explanation of why an event was relevant. I've read a few books about governing post-invasion Iraq and this isn't one of the better ones.
WHERE HAVE AL THE QAEDA GONE? In the absence of an index, I can't easily verify whether Al Qaeda get only one solitary mention (and that as just one of a list of suspects) in all the 400-odd pages of this book. They are conspicuous by their absence throughout, and that strikes me as being one of the most significant aspects of the story. To this day I am hearing about the need to defeat Al Qaeda in Iraq, and to this day I am puzzled as to what makes that so important. If we want to find their local operatives who actually plan the... more info
An excellent read This is a very personal account of Stewart's year in Iraq after the coalition victory. Stewart went to the Middle East looking for work and found it as Governorate Coordinator and then Deputy Governorate Coordinator of two provinces; each with its own unique challenges and differences. He went through some fairly extraordinary experiences such as when his building was mortared and rocketed. Many of the aggressors were also people he had to face day to day on friendly terms. It's got three main themes:... more info
