The assassins' gate : America in Iraq by Packer, George, 1960- instant download

The assassins' gate : America in Iraq by Packer, George, 1960- instant download

467 pages ; 24 cm, \"The Assassins' Gate is the main entrance to the Green Zone, the fortified enclave of Saddam's former palaces that new houses the US military and political leadership in Baghdad. George Packer's remarkable book is an account of how America found itself in occupation of Iraq, using the country as a laboratory for the dissemination of democracy in the Middle East. The book is also an anatomy of chaos and failure, of how a utopian experiment went disastrously wrong.\"--Back cover, Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-455) and index, An unfinished war -- Fevered minds -- Exiles -- Special plans -- Psychological demolition -- The palace -- The captain -- Occupied Iraqis -- Insurgencies -- Civil war? -- Memorial day -- Simple citizens