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At the outset of the 1991 Gulf War, US leaders resolved that "Iraqis will pay the price", so long as Saddam Hussein remained in power. This book makes chillingly clear just how terrible that price has been. Eleven years ago Saddam was caught by surprise by the allied attack; his preparations since September 11 show that lessons have been learnt. In a substantial new prologue the authors analyse Saddam's preparations and the terrifying consequences of a military invasion of Iraq.
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Patrick Cockburn has been a senior Middle East correspondent for the Financial Times and the Independent since 1979. Among the most experience commentators on Iraq, he was one of the few journalists to remain in Baghdad during the Gulf War. Andrew Cockburn is the author of several books on defence and international affairs. He has written about the Middle East for The New Yorker and co-produced the 1991 PBS documentary in Iraq, The War We Left Behind. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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"A seamless, cockpit-to-ground narrative written with pace and verve, researched with rigour, and telling in choice detail." -- Financial Times "The most detailed book available at what has happened in post-Gulf War Iraq ... Because of Patrick Cockburn's contacts in Baghdad, [the book] brings light to a political system that most writing leaves shrouded in darkness." - Washington Post Book World "The Cockburns' book is a chilling tale of barbarity and betrayal. It documents the lethal mix of US cynicism and incompetence that established Saddam Hussein as the bully of the Gulf, encouraged him to invade Iran and Kuwait, and then allowed him to stay in power." -- Irish Times
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- PublisherVerso Books
- Publication date2002
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