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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 A excellent book on the Iraq war Nov 24, 2008
By Ryan Anderson
The author has identified major international players behind the Iraq War and linked them together based on shared agendas. Thoughtful questions and answers educate the reader about how politicians used deceptive measures to invade and occupy another sovereign nation.
A mountain of research materials has been synthesized, in order to enable readers to follow the dots from the Oval Office to Saddam's palace. The tone is calm and professorial and explains Saddam's historical connections to the administrations of Ronald Reagan, the elder George Bush, and George W. Bush, and why the conflict with Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with al Qaeda and September 11.
Objectivity is difficult to achieve with such a provocative subject; however, the author managed to remain detached from emotions (frustration, anger, disbelief) and the case is made effectively. Many complex questions were raised and thoroughly answered, seemingly anticipating points that a reader might wonder about. It's a must read for political junkies and news hounds.
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 A soldiers point of view Nov 22, 2008
By James Thomson
As a serving soldier in the Australian Defence Force I am constantly analysing the justifications that have been used by western governments to send Australia to war. Having recently witnessed the situation in Iraq firsthand, my interest regarding the reasons for our involvement has increased dramatically. This book has provided me with an in-depth assessment of the apparent justifications which have seen my country involved in this continuing conflict.
The author deals with this controversial subject, by covering both a mixture of well known facts, as well as lesser reported details regarding the lead up to the Iraq invasion. The book begins with a chronological review of important dates and events which I found very helpful when putting into perspective the recent history of the region. The following chapters are a well researched assessment of many of the main motives used by governments for the invasion, with the author providing clear summaries and insightful conclusions at the end of each of these chapters.
Overall this book clearly lays out and examines the reasons used by governments involved in the Iraq conflict to justify becoming involved in this war. Whether you feel it was correct or not to become involved, the book investigates some significant information that makes you rightly question the reasons behind the invasion. I found the book to be factual, informative and worth a read.
Good facts about the invasion of Iraq Dec 03, 2008
By Tim Michaels
I enjoyed reading it very much, despite the content being quite confronting at times. The writing style is very effective, creating little bias and leaving the reader open to form their own conclusions. I did not feel that the content was forced upon me, as I often do with works of similar topic. There was a good balance in the analysis, so I never felt flooded with information. I learnt a lot about a number of events that I had not heard about before. This is a fantastic piece of work.
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