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Iraq: phase one.(Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq)(Book review)
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, by Thomas E. Ricks (Penguin, 416 pp., $27.95)
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TOM RICKS, who has a keen eye and a depth of contacts in the military, believes the likely outcome in Iraq will be a net loss for America. "There is a small chance the Bush administration's inflexible optimism will be rewarded," he writes, and "a greater chance that Iraq [will offer] a new haven for terrorists."
Ricks builds a devastating case, with a focus exclusively on the military aspects of Iraq. He portrays systemic failures of political-military leadership, of a kind not seen since World War I. The scale is vastly ...
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